Ryan Kennedy

Founder & Principal at Kickdrum. Building tech that helps Private Equity accelerate enterprise value.

Ryan Kennedy is an accomplished enterprise software veteran with a diverse range of expertise in private equity transaction diligence, high availability cloud architecture, design-driven product development, and leading hybrid global delivery teams. Ryan is the Founder & Principal of Kickdrum, an organization focused on value creation through enterprise-grade engineering.

With a background that includes 5 years at Trilogy's Automotive business unit and 9 years at Versata overseeing delivery and cloud practices for the Ford Motor Company account, Ryan brings a wealth of experience in the automotive sector. He has also demonstrated specialized knowledge in Healthcare, having served as an Enterprise Architect at Health Management Associates and acted as the CTO at Sheridan Healthcorp.

Ryan Kennedy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Cornell University, where he graduated Cum Laude. Throughout his career, Ryan has held key positions in various organizations, including roles as the Owner/Operator at Nimble Creek Farm, Interim CTO at Cirrus Insight, Senior Director at Versata, and Senior Delivery Manager at Trilogy, among others.