Robert Ryan is a seasoned technology executive with over 40 years of leadership experience driving innovation and growth across global markets. His early international exposure as an expatriate in Belgium and Italy sparked a lifelong passion for global business—one that became a strategic differentiator throughout his career. He has held senior leadership roles including Vice President of Sales, CEO, and COO, where he successfully led high-tech organizations through periods of transformation and expansion.

Robert has deep cross-industry expertise, with a focus on Healthcare, Security, Enterprise IT, and Mobile Systems. He has worked extensively with Global Fortune 1000 companies and held executive positions at top-tier firms such as IBM, GRiD Systems, and Dun & Bradstreet. His leadership is marked by a consistent ability to build high-performance teams, scale customer acquisition strategies, and develop global market initiatives that deliver measurable results.

Currently, he serves as a Strategic Advisor to emerging startups and brings his industry knowledge into academia as a professor of International Management, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship. Robert holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MBA with a focus on Entrepreneurship from Baylor University.