Chief Communications Officer, Zilch 

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Ryan is the CCO at Zilch, driving the company's growth and reputation through his strategic expertise in Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. Ryan also serves as founding co-chair of the Unicorn Council for UK Fintech (UCFT) executive committee. Collectively valued at more than £50 billion, the council is a market-first body uniting CEOs and leaders of over 25 of the UK’s most valuable, late-stage and fastest-growing fintech firms. 
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With over 25 years of experience, Ryan has a diverse background that spans investment banking, with corporate advisory and analyst roles at institutions such as Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs, as well as founding a research business focused on activist investing, focused on deals like Ebay/PayPal, MSG and Vivendi.