Bio

Ryan possesses a unique mix of skills and experience built on successful and extensive operating and investment experience. Prior to founding PICO, Ryan was CFO and effective interim co-president of Educational Resources, a Chicago-based $60 million distributor and publisher of educational technology products. In addition to managing finance, accounting and IT, he was highly involved in sales, marketing, product development and operations functions. He led the successful sale of the company to another investment group in late 2007. Educational Resources was a portfolio company of Thayer Capital Partners, a $1.5 billion Washington, DC-based private equity firm, where Ryan previously spent several years focused on deal sourcing, evaluation and execution across a number of industries, including automotive, test & measurement, filtration, medical products and business services. Prior to Thayer, Ryan was an analyst at The Beacon Group/JPMorgan, working on mergers & acquisitions ranging in size from $20 million to $53 billion. Ryan received his BA in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University.