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Ryan Gruzen

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Founder at Pet Portal AI
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Ryan Gruzen is the founder of 911 PAWS, an AI pet health company. After a successful 20-year career in video production, directing projects for brands like Intel and Mercedes-Benz, he pivoted to tech. He studied Film and Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

His professional shift was driven by a personal crisis involving his Shih-Tzu, Cooper. This experience exposed a major gap in accessible pet healthcare, inspiring him to build a solution for other pet parents. He is deeply passionate about improving animals lives through technology.

Unique fact: Ryan walked away from his award-winning video production career to create a startup dedicated to helping pets in emergencies.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Pet Health Tech
Founded 911 PAWS (formerly Pet Portal AI) to provide pet parents with instant, AI-driven guidance during pet health emergencies.
Ethical AI
Focuses on building trustworthy and empathetic AI, based on "Constitutional AI" principles, to support the human-animal bond.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Founder
Pet Portal AI
1-2006
President/Director
Maximilian Productions Inc.
3-2023 - 10-2023
Generative AI Account Lead
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Education
1996 - 2000
Film and Digital Media
University of California, Santa Cruz
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Santa Monica High School
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