President and CEO, hydraulic and electromechanical components manufacturer · Husco International Inc. · Waukesha, Wisconsin
Austin Ramirez
Austin Ramirez, second-generation president/CEO of Waukesha-headquartered Husco International (hydraulic and electromechanical components). Son of Agustin "Gus" Ramirez. Not other Ramirez professionals outside this firm; not division president Todd Zakreski.
Net worth
$75 million+
September 17, 2026
About
Austin Ramirez is president and chief executive officer of Husco International, the Waukesha manufacturer of hydraulic and electromechanical components for automotive and off-highway equipment.
He succeeded his father, Agustin "Gus" Ramirez, as president and CEO in July 2011 after leading Husco's automotive and off-highway businesses, briefly stepping aside in 2016 as a White House Fellow on the National Economic Council before returning to the CEO chair.
After University of Virginia degrees in systems engineering and economics, he began as a McKinsey consultant in San Francisco, then earned a Stanford MBA as a Goldman Sachs Fellow and Arjay Miller Scholar. BizTimes Wisconsin 275 profiles credit his tenure with tripling the company to more than $500 million in global sales and Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year recognition, with roughly 1,600 employees in recent profiles.
Ramirez serves on boards including the National Association of Manufacturers, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Old National Bancorp, and The Marcus Corp., co-founded St. Augustine Preparatory Academy in Milwaukee, and chaired the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce from 2023 to 2025. A former USA Swimming national champion and FINA World Championships gold medalist, he was named Wisconsin Business Leader of the Year in 2024. Husco's world headquarters remains in Waukesha.
Companies and affiliations
- Husco International Inc.
Notable facts
BizTimes Wisconsin 275 lists Austin Ramirez as CEO of Waukesha-based Husco; second-generation leadership associated with tripling the firm to more than $500 million in global sales and ~1,600 employees.
Husco contact page lists the company's world headquarters in Waukesha, WI.
Contemporary Business Journal coverage: succeeded father Agustin Ramirez as president and CEO in July 2011; prior McKinsey and Stanford MBA path; Brookfield native then living downtown Milwaukee.
AEM director biography: UVA systems engineering B.S., Stanford MBA (Arjay Miller Scholar), White House Fellow, Wisconsin Business Leader of the Year 2024; company cited at more than $600M global sales in that bio.
What questions can this profile answer
- What makes Austin Ramirez notable?
- Austin Ramirez is president and chief executive officer of Husco International, the Waukesha manufacturer of hydraulic and electromechanical components for automotive and off-highway equipment. He succeeded his father, Agustin "Gus" Ramirez, as president and CEO in July 2011 after leading Husco's automotive and…
- What is Austin Ramirez's estimated net worth?
- Austin Ramirez's estimated net worth is $75 million+ as of 2026-09-17.