He is a managing director in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group and global co-head of Software in Investment Banking. He advises companies on a broad range of transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, initial public offerings, debt and equity financings and activism defense. Ryan joined Goldman Sachs in 2012 and was named managing director in 2015 and partner in 2020. Prior to joining the firm, Ryan was a senior associate at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Ryan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Broadcasting System Service Foundation and REDF, a nonprofit that invests in businesses that help people break through barriers to employment. Ryan earned a BBA in Finance, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame in 2001, a JD from the Duke University School of Law in 2006 and an MBA from the Duke University Fuqua.