Ruan Kruger is a Professor of Physiology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University focusing on hypertension and cardiovascular research in children and early adulthood. He currently holds several positions including the South African Research Chair (SARChI) in the Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa as funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), with a C1 rating from the NRF. He is the President of the Childhood Hypertension Consortium of South Africa (CHCSA). He is the Chair of the Next Generation Committee of the Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS NextGen) and holds Fellowship status with the International Society of Hypertension (ISHF). He serves on several institutional as well as national and international organising committees including the International Congress on Hypertension in Children and Adolescents (ICHCA). He has published >100 research articles in international peer reviewed journals and supervised >50 postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows. He is the Principal Investigator of the Arterial Stiffness in Offspring Study (ASOS) as well as the Swiss-collaborative Exercise, Arterial Modulation and Nutrition in Youth South Africa (ExAMIN Youth SA) study (NCT04056377), along with multiple national and international collaborative networks with prestigious universities.