Ruby Perlman is a graduate student in the Master of Public Diplomacy program at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. As part of this program, she participated in the 2025 Osaka World Expo Maymester, exploring international collaboration, cultural exchange, and Japan's soft power strategies.

She completed her undergraduate degree at USC's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, where she majored in International Relations Global Business with an emphasis in Global Management and a minor in Spanish. Ruby's academic background is complemented by her experience working at the intersection of marketing, technology, and global strategy. She has held positions at DeepLabs, a machine learning Al startup in New York, and at GQ Supara Group, a Bangkok-based clothing company, where she helped integrate Al into marketing campaigns.

Her research interests include Indo-Pacific security, cross-cultural communication, and content creation. Having studied and worked across France, Spain, Thailand, Mexico, and Cuba, she brings a globally informed perspective to her work in public diplomacy.