Ryan started on the stage. Years performing — before he was ever an analyst — taught him to read an audience and make every word land.
He studied at Texas Christian University, graduating in 2020, then earned an M.S. in Finance from Boston College in 2021. Today he is an equity research associate at a Newport Beach commercial real estate research firm, covering the Net Lease and Self-Storage sectors. Having put in the work to earn his CFA charter, he pairs the art of communication with the discipline of an analyst.
At Athena, those two halves meet. Ryan brings financial-modeling rigor and plain writing that anyone can follow — and as co-founder, he helps translate messy business operations into clear, measurable systems.