John Ryan is an accomplished enterprise software business development leader, with a remarkable record of producing new services and products through market-changing partnerships. Ryan boasts a profound grasp of technical and business knowledge of cloud-native application development, Kubernetes, DevOps, and the security industry. He is a collaborative, player-coach team builder, mentor, and cheerleader who advocates for individual, team, and partnership success.

Ryan studied at the prestigious Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management, where he pursued an MBA in Marketing. He also attended Emory University - Goizueta Business School for an Executive Leadership Program. He received a Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh.

Throughout his career, Ryan has held top executive positions in tech companies, including Red Hat, Ansible, Deloitte, Apigee, and NetApp. He managed GSI/VAR, Tech, Cloud Partner integrations, joint solutions, and GTM, and is known for his innovation in channels and alliances initiatives. Ryan has extensive experience in implementing world-class training and enablement programs and is a community of practice and centers of excellence builder.

Additionally, Ryan's extensive background includes co-founding the Corporate Development Society at the Technology Association of Georgia, founding and serving as CEO of iWineDb - Internet Wine Database, and holding key positions in IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Data General Corporation.