Bio

Ryan Martin is Partner and General Counsel at LDR Growth Partners and Principal at LDR Advisory Partners. In addition to corporate governance and legal management, he focuses on strategy implementation, organizational design and management of portfolios and strategic initiatives across each LDR Growth Partners and LDR Advisory Partners. Ryan further oversees program strategy, partnership development, fundraising, governance, legal, and management activities for corporate, financial, government and non-profit clients of LDR Advisory Partners. He is the President & Founder of Be Industries, an international portfolio company of LDR Growth Partners. Prior to LDR, Ryan practiced as an attorney with Vinson & Elkins LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and securities, including large-scale transactions with private equity, publicly traded, and private companies Ryan is a member of the Board of Directors for Houston First Corporation, where he co-chairs the Procurement Committee and drives strategic board initiatives. Ryan is also a Board Member and Corporate Secretary of Legacy Community Health, and a Board Member of Houston Botanic Garden, Whitman Controls, and LDR Leadership. He is also the Managing Partner to EVolve Houston. Ryan is a graduate of Harvard Law School, Louisiana State University Honors College and the Beijing Language and Culture University. Ryan is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and a licensed attorney in the State of Texas. He is a member of the Houston Committee of Foreign Relations and an interviewer for Harvard University. Ryan resides in Houston with his wife, Elizabeth. Ryan enjoys working, traveling across China, and enjoying Mardi Gras in his native city of New Orleans.