Ryan Shea

Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of multiple companies including Stacks

Ryan Shea

Ryan Shea is the Founder and CEO of Opus, the world's simplest crypto wallet.1 He is also the co-founder of Stacks, the #1 smart contract blockchain built around Bitcoin and a top 50 cryptocurrency.1 2

Some key facts about Ryan Shea:

He studied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University with a minor in Computer Science2 3
He has invested in several billion-dollar startups and occasionally invests on the side2
He lives in New York City and is married to his wife Melanie1
He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 20153
He served as CEO and co-founder of Stacks from June 2013 to September 20183
He has founded several other companies including Voterbase, GraphMuse, and Now I Need3

Ryan Shea is an active learner who loves building things, especially software, hardware and exploring biology.1 He is passionate about physical fitness and enjoys weightlifting, meditation, running, snowboarding and kiteboarding.1

You can find Ryan Shea on social media at @ryaneshea on Twitter4 and his LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/ryaneshea.3

Experience

Founder at NewCo, Voterbase, and Co-Founder at Stacks

CEO & Co-founder at Stacks, Marketing and Operations at OmniActive Health Technologies, Co-founder at GraphMuse, Software Engineering Intern at ZocDoc

Education

Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship, 2014), Princeton University (BSE, Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Computer Science, 2008-2012), Stanford University (Summer Program)