Ryan is the CEO and co-founder of SeedInvest, a revolutionary funding platform for startups and small businesses. On the entrepreneurial side, Ryan previously founded multiple startups. On the investor side, Ryan worked at Carlson Capital, Wellspring Capital Management and Lehman Brothers in New York City where he invested in, financed and managed dozens of private and public businesses. As the Co-chair of the Education & Training Committee of the Crowdfunding Professional Association, Ryan is focused on ensuring that entrepreneurs, investors, platforms and everyone else understand how to best utilize equity crowdfunding in order to dramatically improve funding options for startups and small businesses. Ryan received an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.