About
Isai “Izzy” Sanchez is the Director of Innovation at One Louisville, where he leads innovation strategy across five core sectors and connects innovative companies with developmental partners. Mexican born but Louisville raised, Izzy has worked across economic development, commercial lending, private equity, and real estate finance. He also serves as Asset and Portfolio Operations Manager at Ruiz Enterprises, a Louisville family office, and previously underwrote leveraged buyout loans for private equity-backed acquisitions as a Commercial Specialist at Ixonia Bank and at Turnkey a Real Estate Analytics firm. Izzy completed his MBA at the University of Louisville in August 2026 and holds a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Louisville, and he is a Certified Development Finance Professional.