Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors, Ryan had been an investment advisor with several Denver area firms for the past 10+ years. He spent 15 years in corporate finance and accounting including Fortune 500 companies Anheuser-Busch and Universal Forest Products.

Ryan is originally from Spearfish, South Dakota and relocated to Colorado in 1996. Ryan is married to his wife, Jen, they currently reside in Thornton. They have a blended family of five: Peter, who attends CU; Marcel, who lives in Los Angeles pursuing a dance career; Will, who attends CSU; Reese, who attends Fashion Institute in Los Angeles and Ellie, who is a sophomore in high school. He graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in Business Administration and was a member of the men’s basketball team and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Ryan and his wife love Colorado and are avid travelers. Their adventure travel is widely followed on social media, and they get out to these amazing destinations as much as possible. Favorite travel destinations include Iceland, Yosemite National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, London and anywhere offroad in Utah.

Ryan is also an avid golfer and belongs to the Omni Interlocken Golf Club in Broomfield.