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Ryan Downing

Visionary · DISC type Ds
VP and CIO of Enterprise Business Solutions at Principal Financial Group
📍 Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
VP and CIO of Enterprise Business Solutions
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Personality Overview

How Ryan shows up

Risk Tolerant
Fast But Thoughtful
Objective Evaluator

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

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Career

Work history

3-2021
VP and CIO of Enterprise Business Solutions
Principal Financial Group
1-2020 - 3-2021
AVP and CIO of Corporate Services
Principal Financial Group
9-2019 - 12-2019
Director - Engineering and Head of Principal International Infrastructure
Principal Financial Group
10-2020 - 2-2022
Chief Executive Officer
RobustWealth
9-2001 - 1-2004
Product Development Engineer
Novascan Technologies
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Education
1998 - 2003
BS
Iowa State University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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