James Ryan

James Ryan is a seasoned global sales leader with a successful track record of building and scaling sales teams for growth-stage startups, culminating in 5 acquisitions and 2 IPOs.

During his 15 years in Asia, he specialized in building and managing international sales teams, before transitioning back to the US to lead global sales for prominent cloud infrastructure startups like Egenera and PeerApp.

In 2013, James co-founded and funded Medstro, a leading online community and collaboration platform in the healthcare sector, where he served as the COO/CRO, overseeing business development, revenue growth, financial operations, and strategic partnerships that led to significant contract wins with industry giants.

His tenure at Medstro saw remarkable growth, with revenue increasing at a CAGR of 267% since 2014, resulting in the company becoming cash-flow positive within 14 months of launch and profitable in the second year.

James later successfully sold Medstro to a major healthcare digital marketing firm in October 2018, before assuming the role of COO at Brain Power LLC from February 2019.

Apart from his professional achievements, James is a polyglot, fluent in Japanese and conversational in Mandarin Chinese and French. He is also an avid fitness enthusiast and outdoor adventurer, with notable feats like climbing Mt. Rainier and various marathons under his belt, alongside holding a pilot license for flying.

His rich educational background includes a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree in Communication Theory from 大阪大学 (Osaka University).