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Pat Ryan

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Board Member at Ryan Specialty
📍 United States

Pat Ryan is a tech and social entrepreneur with 15+ years in applied AI. He founded and sold two SaaS companies, co-founded Chicago Ventures, and is the founder & CEO of CoPilot. He holds both a Juris Doctor and an MBA from Northwestern University and serves on the board of Ryan Specialty.

He began his career as a teacher on Chicagos West Side, which inspired him to found several urban education initiatives, including the acclaimed Alain Locke Charter School and the Accelerate Institute, focusing on developing school leaders. People familiar with his work describe him as a leader who inspires his team and is focused on the customer.

He is leading the design and development of the new $850 million Ryan Field at Northwestern University on a pro bono basis.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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Applied AI
His current company, CoPilot, is an AI-assisted shopping application, and he has over 15 years of experience in the field. He has raised funds specifically to build out these capabilities.
SaaS Entrepreneurship
He is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully founded, built, and sold two high-growth SaaS companies prior to his current ventures.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Board Member
Ryan Specialty
9-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Sports Development
2018
founder & ceo
CoPilot
2012 - 2018
cofounder and chairman
Chicago Ventures
10-2010 - 12-2014
founder and ceo
MAX Digital
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Ryan Specialty Appoints to Its Board of Directors Pat Ryan, Jr., CEO .... Featured in Ryan Specialty Investor Relations
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Ryan Specialty Group Founder, Chairman & CEO Pat Ryan - YouTube. Featured in YouTube
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Education
Juris Doctor
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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