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Ryan Hughes

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Senior Leader - Healthcare & Life Science at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 United States

Ryan is a senior leader at AWS specializing in AI, cloud, and platform engineering for the healthcare sector. His career includes spearheading major cloud transformations at Nationwide and growing a consulting practice as COO for Effectual. People who have worked with him describe him as professional, hard-working, and goal-oriented.

Ryans academic background includes a Bachelors degree from Bowling Green State University and an MBA from Penn State University. Based on his education in Ohio and Pennsylvania, he likely has an interest in collegiate or professional sports teams from those regions.

He is a recipient of the "Cloud Enabler of the Year Award" for his work on visionary solutions.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Leader - Healthcare & Life Science
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Ryan shows up

Risk Tolerant
Early Adopter
Fast But Thoughtful

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Ryan cares about

Cloud Transformation
He has led large-scale public cloud transformations and migration initiatives at Fortune 100 companies, including modernizing over 300 applications at Nationwide.
Platform Engineering
Actively discusses implementing Platform Engineering as a core practice to drive faster and more significant business outcomes for his clients.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Senior Leader - Healthcare & Life Science
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
8-2021 - 2-2024
Chief Operating Officer - Head of Consulting & Managed Services
Effectual
1-2018 - 8-2021
VP, Public Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps Platform
Nationwide
8-2015 - 1-2018
Cloud Executive Advisor & IT Transformation
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
8-2013 - 8-2015
Practice Manager, Cloud and Infrastructure, U.S. Public Sector
Unisys
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
MBA
Penn State University
BA
Bowling Green State University
Social presence
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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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