Evan Ryan

Evan Ryan is a seasoned business leader and product specialist who has launched and scaled businesses across consumer and enterprise markets. He has worked with a variety of world-class organizations ranging from startups, nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies. Evan's expertise lies in business development and product management, where he makes difficult trade-offs and complex decisions while driving growth and scalability. He combines rigorous data analysis with a passion for human-centered design, which enables him to uncover new opportunities and validate solutions in a fast-paced and iterative environment, driving differentiated and defensible business value in each endeavor. Evan's commitment to entrepreneurial innovation is matched with a passion for positive social impact, especially in ecology, sustainability, and regenerative land and real estate development.

Evan studied Business Entrepreneurship & Organizations, and International Business from Brown University and Universitat de Barcelona. From there, he took up various executive roles such as Co-Founder, Principal at Croft, Director of Technology, Global Talent & Finance, GM, Visual Media, and Director, Storefront at Wayfair. Evan has also worked as an Adjunct Faculty at IE Business School, Chief Product Officer at Fresh Tilled Soil, Director of Program Management at LivingHomes, and Senior Account Manager at Octagon. As an author, Evan's first book for O’Reilly Media is titled "Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction While Embracing Uncertainty."