Ryan brings twenty years of policy and marketing experience to advise ChangeMatters clients on social enterprise development, public affairs, and strategic communications planning. Ryan led public affairs, media relations, and marketing activity as the Policy and Communications Director for CTCNet, a national trade association of local technology access and training resources. At OMB Watch, a key sector group protecting nonprofit advocacy rights, Ryan ran a social change technology grantmaking initiative, while lobbying on telecommunications issues. Ryan also researched homicide investigation resources and fraud victim support services for the Police Executive Research Forum. As the initial employee for the Character Education Partnership, now the premier national K-12 resource network promoting civic virtue and moral character, he guided grassroots networks of issue experts and advocates. Well-versed in marketing, nonprofit operations, and program design his work has informed social change and innovation across community and economic development, health and social services, and technology
