Ian Waugh Bruce <small>CBE FRSA CCMI</small> (born 21 April 1945) is a British charity leader, cause campaigner and academic. He is vice-president of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). He is also the founder and president of the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London.
Bruce was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton, at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and at the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences.
Bruce was awarded an honorary degree as Doctor of Social Sciences from the University of Birmingham in 1995.
He was appointed CBE in the 2004 Birthday Honours.
He and his wife Tina live in Richmond, London where, until December 2017, he was Chair of The Richmond Society, of which he is now a patron.