Ryan is constantly striving to combine business with environmental sustainability, and he does this by helping to bring products made from renewable resources to market. He has almost 10 years of experience in a variety of fields, including banking, economic consulting, environmental non-profits, and renewable resource product and business development.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from Dalhousie University, as well as a Master of Development Economics degree in Environmental Economics, also from Dalhousie.