How a Cincinnati grad became a Microsoft health and life science AI innovator
Ryan Rosensweig, a third-generation Bearcat alumnus who grew up in Clifton, has always held close ties to the University of Cincinnati.
That’s on top of Rosensweig earning his bachelor’s in business administration from UC’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business and his master’s in design from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP).
In his role at Microsoft, Rosensweig explores the outer boundaries of what’s possible with technology in the health and life sciences industry. He brings together researchers, engineers and designers with health care organization leaders to co-innovate on some of the industry’s toughest challenges. Recently, Rosensweig collaborated on the launch of the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), a provider-led group making safe and fair artificial intelligence (AI) accessible to every health care organization.
“I use many of the strategic models and mindsets I learned at the University of Cincinnati to study how things are changing and frame opportunities for innovation,” Rosensweig said.
Cultivating innovation leadership
At UC, Rosensweig expanded his aspirations early through involvement in student groups and exposure to co-ops and unique college collaboratives. While on campus, he fully embraced the opportunities to learn and lead with others by being a resident adviser in Calhoun Hall, founding a chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and serving as UC’s student body president.
In the classroom, Rosensweig took advantage of all the University Honors Program provided. Its unique and challenging curriculum took him around the world, exploring innovation and impact from multiple perspectives. These opportunities to work closely with faculty and students from different disciplines complemented Rosensweig’s co-op rotations where he learned from Cintas executives and founders in the Hamilton County Business Incubator.
“Innovation is grounded in an ability to experiment and collaborate with others,” Rosensweig said. “UC challenged me to develop both a depth of expertise and an ability to work with others. Switching from school to co-op and back gave me opportunities to try new things and immediately apply what I learned.”
