Ryan Brennan

Ryan Brennan is a managing director at Advantage Capital, a U.S. venture capital firm and small business lender that has invested in more than 750 portfolio companies since inception, supporting 50,000 jobs in communities across the country. Mr. Brennan heads efforts to foster access to capital and economic development in underserved communities. He is a leader on the firm's fundraising team and spearheads initiatives to strengthen and develop internal talent and assets.

Mr. Brennan was most recently the chief operating officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the development finance arm of the U.S. government. While at OPIC, he drove the creation and adoption of the Impact Quotient (IQ), an innovative method of measuring and improving impact in projects around the world. Mr. Brennan also led business development across the Western Hemisphere and facilitated billions in direct investment to Central America’s Northern Triangle.

Mr. Brennan is former president of the Boys and Girls Club of Napa Valley and served on the Truman State University Foundation Board of Directors. He graduated cum laude from Truman State University and has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.