Ryan focuses on the intersection of healthy longevity and place. He is the author of bestselling Right Place, Right Time: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life (Johns Hopkins). His work has been featured in CBS News, Forbes, Kiplinger, and other national outlets.

Ryan serves as the Founder & CEO of Here. Here advises companies, such as real estate developers/operators, health systems, and investors, on how to create great places for people to thrive and provides consumer content to help people make wise choices about where and how to live.

Ryan is a member of the National Advisory Board for the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, and a Fellow of Nexus Insights, a think tank focused on improving aging in the United States. He was appointed to the Advisory Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center Health and Housing Task Force headed by former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros.

Ryan is a graduate of Princeton University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ryan lives in Austin with his wife and kids.