Prior to eSentire, Ryan spent three years at Deloitte Canada, helping build, develop, and establish a Threat Intelligence & Analytics team – in the role he supported Federal Law Enforcement and provided services to Fortune 500 customers. Prior to Deloitte, Ryan was a member of Canada's Federal Public Service for over 5 years, employed by Public Safety Canada in Policy, and in the Canadian Armed Forces working in a variety of roles including Influence Activities and Civil Military Cooperation.

Ryan holds a BA in Political Science & History from Wilfrid Laurier University, a MSc in Counter-Terrorism from the University of Central Lancashire, a Master's degree from the University of Waterloo, and is a GIAC Certified Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst. Ryan has delivered talks to ISC2, at DEFCON, and others. Ryan has been profiled in the Toronto Star, and ITWorld Canada.