Ryan is an avid technologist, with over 18 years of experience working at early-stage startups. Trained as a software engineer, he has been a co-founder of several companies, and still writes code whenever possible. As his developer skills improved and his responsibilities expanded to leading engineering teams, prioritizing security as part of the engineering process became essential in creating innovative technology. Previously, Ryan co-founded an enterprise SaaS startup, and has led engineering teams in banking and payments companies, which operated robust compliance programs. Prior to WorkOS, Ryan was the founder of JumpWire, a leader in practical data security tooling.