Mary Ruggie

Mary C. Ruggie (née Zacharuk; born 1945) is an American sociologist and professor at Harvard Kennedy School.

Ruggie completed a B.A. in sociology (1970), M.A. in education (1971) and Ph.D. in sociology (1980) at University of California, Berkeley. Her doctoral advisor was Philip Selznick.

Ruggie worked at Barnard College, University of California, San Diego, Columbia University, and the Harvard Kennedy School. She teaches courses on social theory, gender, comparative welfare states, health care, and health policy.

Ruggie met her husband, John Ruggie, in high school. They have a son.