Ruan Kruger is a Full Professor of Physiology and Sub-theme Lead for Epidemiology and Preventive Science in the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University. He is also affiliated with the South African Medical Research Council Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Extramural Research Unit and holds fellowship status of the International Society of Hypertension (ISHF). Prof Kruger is the current President of the Childhood Hypertension Consortium of South Africa (CHCSA) and held the DSI-NRF SARChI Research Chair in the Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa. He is a C1 NRF rated researcher. Professor Kruger’s research focus is on early cardiovascular disease development in South African populations, and on identifying potential prevention strategies, especially to curb the early onset of cardiovascular risk in children and young adults. He is the Principal Investigator of several multidisciplinary studies and has published more than 100 original publications in internationally accredited journals since 2011 and supervised more than 50 postgraduate students.He is involved in numerous international consortia including the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, May Measurement Month blood pressure screening initiative, the Youth Vascular Consortium, the International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification (IDCARS) Investigators and the Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa (CKD-Africa) collaboration. He serves on the Board of the Southern African Hypertension Society (SAHS) and Chairs the SAHS Next Generation Committee. He is the Volunteer Coordinator of the South African Heart Association (SA Heart) and serves on numerous committees for the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA).