Concetto “Tino” Ruta is an international healthcare executive and institutional strategist operating at the intersection of governance, capital structuring, and multilateral humanitarian engagement. With over fifteen years of experience in long-term care, senior housing, and mission-driven institutional leadership, he has built and guided healthcare platforms across complex regulatory and cross-jurisdictional environments in the United States and Europe.
He serves as Chief Executive Officer of Knights Care, a healthcare strategy and operations platform active in ownership participation, acquisition structuring, operational optimization, and institutional advisory across skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and assisted living sectors. Mr. Ruta leads capitalization strategy, governance architecture, due diligence, regulatory transitions, and institutional financing initiatives across multiple U.S. markets, while supporting transatlantic healthcare advisory and policy dialogue through the organization’s presence in New York and Rome.
Beyond his corporate leadership, Mr. Ruta contributes to transatlantic institutional collaboration and public-health framework development, engaging with senior healthcare and governmental leaders in Italy and working with Catholic and Vatican-affiliated institutions on ethical governance and elder-care sustainability. Throughout his career, he has guided organizations through acquisition cycles, capital restructuring, regulatory modernization, and strategic expansion—aligning boards, negotiating financing structures, and strengthening governance systems to ensure long-term financial stability and elevated standards of care.
In parallel, he holds senior leadership roles within international faith-based and humanitarian institutions, serving as Chairman of the Board of the Universal Archconfraternity of Papal Knights, Dames & Esquires and President of the Cardinal Angelo Sodano Holy Land Foundation. He also serves as a Trustee and Healthcare Committee Chairman within a historic U.S. fraternal philanthropic healthcare system. Honored by multiple international orders for his commitment to ethical leadership and institutional service, Mr. Ruta holds a Diploma in Business Management from Italy, has pursued executive education in governance and finance, and operates fluently in English, Italian, and Spanish across U.S., European, and multilateral environments.