ABOUT RYAN
Ryan initially joined Edison Partners in 2003 to build and expand the firm's investment development and sourcing function. He joined the investment team in 2005 to help support and successfully build Edison’s Fintech portfolio. For the past decade Ryan has led our Vertical Software, Physical AI, and Enterprise SaaS sectors. He has 20+ years of experience in growth investing and board leadership, highlighted by expertise implementing capital efficient organic growth strategies, advising on operating systems designed for scaling up, M&A, and exit strategy.
Ryan has sponsored and helped lead over 50 financings, including over 30 new investments, 18 exits, and served as a director and observer of 34 companies. Since the launch of Edison VIII in 2015, Ryan has helped lead the exits of six Edison portfolio companies with a combined enterprise value of more than $2 billion and gross proceeds to Edison of more than $385 million.
He is focused on partnering with founders and entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that deliver amazing products. He manages growth equity investments that are digitizing critical infrastructure. These efforts span expertise in Physical AI, Supply Chain & Logistics, Geospatial Intelligence, Industrial Software, GovTech, Energy & Utilities, Enterprise AI, and Digital Commerce.
Ryan is most actively involved in, and currently serves as a Director to ClearJet, an AI-powered logistics platform using commercial airline cargo capacity to create a nationwide delivery network for parcel shipping; Director to MappedIn, a global leader in indoor mapping and spatial data management; Director to 120Water, a cloud-based water management and testing system used nationally by municipalities and water professionals to manage critical water quality programs; Director of 15Five, the strategic performance management platform driving action and impact, helping businesses and their people thrive; Director of Overhaul, a cloud-based risk management solution that optimizes supply chain visibility, integrity, and security for large enterprises; Director of Seismos, the worldwide leader in AI-powered acoustic sensing which provides rapid, efficient, and continuous insights for any enclosed structure from drill-holes to pipelines; and former lead investor and Director of TripleLift, the advertising technology company reinventing ad placement one medium at a time.
Prior to joining Edison, Ryan began his career at SEI (Nasdaq: SEIC), a financial technology and asset management firm.
EDUCATION
BS, Business Administration and Management, and BA, Biology Bucknell University
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