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Paul Ryan

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Fractional CFO at VGP - Venture Growth Partners
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Paul Ryan is a financial and operating executive with extensive experience as a Fractional CFO, helping build and scale firms from emerging growth to Fortune 500 units. He holds an MBA from Bentley University and is often described as strategic, collaborative, and having great integrity.

As a Boston native, Paul enjoys spending quality time with his wife, two children, and five grandchildren. He is an active person with several hobbies, including cycling, golfing, skiing, and wine collecting.

Unique fact: Paul is a long-serving member of the organizing committee for the prestigious MIT Sloan CFO Summit.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Fractional CFO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Paul shows up

Friendly But Fast
Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Paul cares about

Financial Leadership
Demonstrated through his career as a CFO and his active leadership roles in organizations like Financial Executives International (FEI).
Growth Strategies
Specializes in scaling operations, M&A, and infrastructure development, having previously helped a professional services firm triple its revenue in three years.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Fractional CFO
VGP - Venture Growth Partners
3-2021
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Principal
Westmeadow CFO
10-2019 - 3-2021
Chief Financial Officer
Presence Enterprises LLC
9-2015 - 10-2019
Chief Financial Officer
Interaction Associates
4-2015 - 10-2019
Chief Financial Officer
Interaction Institute for Social Change
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
MBA
Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business
B.S.
Boston College Carroll School of Management
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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