Ryan Halper

Ryan Halper is a distinguished leader with a proven track record in driving growth businesses and successfully founding and exiting tech startups.

With extensive experience in product development, go-to-market strategies, and establishing strategic partnerships, Ryan has orchestrated acquisitions with major players like Meta, Snap, Paypal, Lyft, WPP, Dentsu, ABInBev, Nestle, and Mars.

His expertise spans across commercializing and scaling platforms in diverse sectors such as ad tech, e-commerce, fintech, and SaaS, with a strong focus on data and AI applications, managing businesses of varying scales from $2M to $500M in ARR.

Ryan excels in executing against key performance indicators, consistently delivering high value to businesses, customers, and partners.

A holder of patents in digital payment, digital gift card technologies, and digital promotion via messaging chatbot, Ryan's innovative contributions have been recognized through issued patents.

His advisory roles in both large enterprises and start-ups, coupled with speaking engagements at prestigious events like Cannes-Lions and SXSW on Conversational Commerce & AI, underscore his thought leadership in the industry.

Driven by a passion for building and leveraging technology to address customer needs, revolutionize industries, and enhance people's lives, Ryan embodies a true technology enthusiast.

Ryan pursued his education by obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington, alongside studies in Finance and Information Systems at the UW Foster School of Business.

Having held positions as an Advisor at Primary Venture Partners, VP of Product Marketing & Strategy at Red Ventures, VP of Revenue & Strategy at Inmar Intelligence, Cofounder & COO at Gratafy, and Corporate Advisory Board Member at Cisco Systems, Ryan's multifaceted professional background highlights his expertise and versatility in the tech industry.