Ryan’s expertise
Ryan brings comprehensive expertise across the full spectrum of enterprise technology and transformation, with deep capabilities spanning cloud migration, modernization, innovation and data strategies that help organizations transition from legacy systems to modern, scalable services.
His data and analytics expertise focuses on deriving actionable insights from Amazon’s proven methodologies while building data-driven cultures that enable value realization across the enterprise. In finance and investment, Ryan excels at strategic budgeting and planning, cost optimization initiatives, and build-versus-buy decision frameworks that maximize return on technology investments. His governance and operational execution capabilities encompass resilience planning, risk management, and compliance frameworks that ensure sustainable operations at scale. From an organizational perspective, Ryan specializes in culture transformation, developing personas that drive adoption, and leadership development strategies that enable lasting change. His technology strategy expertise spans the latest innovations in generative AI and agentic AI, enterprise architecture design, AI/machine learning implementation, development and delivery optimization, and complex vendor and partner relationship management.
Ryan’s experience
Ryan left AWS to serve as the Global CIO of Western Union and has now returned to AWS as an AWS Executive in Residence. He brings a unique perspective with 15+ years of industry experience paired with 8+ years as an Amazonian and has practical experience in applying Amazon practices and mechanisms in a 150+ year old global financial services company. He has extensive experience leading large enterprise business transformations enabled through digital solutions, IT modernization, and portfolio simplification across multiple industries including healthcare, energy, insurance, financial services, aerospace, and pharmaceuticals. His expertise in helping organizations realign their technology strategy to their business strategy and objectives, coupled with his passion for organizational design and enablement, makes him effective in helping organizations build strategies that get things done.
