Ryan McManus is a technology entrepreneur, executive, investor, board director and advisor. He is the founder of blockbld, the enterprise investment platform, the advisory firm techtonic.io, and managing director of Inflexhn Partners VC which invests across industrial, medical,
Ryan is the author of numerous articles on digital transformation, emerging technologies, ESG, and leadership and advises Fortune 500 companies, governments, startups and non-profits. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Nortech Systems where he is the founding chair of the science & technology committee; President of the NACD New York Chapter board of directors and sponsorship committee chair; and chairman of the board of empowerHER where he also chairs the development & expansion committee.
He is a frequent speaker on transformation, leadership, ESG and strategy, and has taught over 10,000 leaders with Columbia University Business School, Duke CE, the NACD, and other institutions. Ryan earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, has worked on the ground in over 50 countries and is fluent in English and French.