Ryan joined Samson Capital Advisors LLC in May 2005 as a trader. Samson was a privately-owned investment management firm that was founded in 2004 by senior investment professionals from OFFITBANK, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan. Samson managed over $7 billion in assets in customized fixed income for affluent families and their foundations, endowments and corporations. At Fiera Capital, Ryan maintains responsibility for purchasing and selling of bonds for client portfolios and provided support to portfolio managers and analysts with regards to the day to day movements within the investment marketplace.

Prior to joining Samson, Ryan worked for the First National Bank of Omaha, where he joined the E-Commerce Group in 2000 after going through the Management Training Program. In his capacity as Senior Client Consultant, Ryan evaluated merchant risk exposure and provided financial analysis and reporting on the company's top merchants.

Ryan received his BS in Marketing from Marquette University in 1999. He also received an MBA in Investment Management from Fordham University in 2004.