Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Ryan moved to London in 1998 to pursue postgraduate studies at the London School of Economics. Shortly after graduating, Ryan co-founded his first venture, iGabriel, one of the UK’s first early-stage tech venture funds backed exclusively by CEOs and entrepreneurs such as Brent Hoberman, Lord Myners, Peter Gabriel and Harvey Goldsmith. After successfully merging with Pi Capital, Ryan went on to establish the UK arm of the Realstar Group of companies, a privatelyowned Canadian property investment and management company with over $9B of assets under management. Realstar is focused on hospitality and residential rental assets.