Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan has worked in the technology industry since 1998. Christopher began their career as the Director of Industry and Integrated Marketing at PeopleSoft, where they managed a $15 million annual budget. In 1999, they co-founded Saligent Software and served as the Chief Marketing Officer. From 2000 to 2001, they were the Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing at HEAT Software - Front Range Solutions. From 2001 to 2004, they were the Vice President of Marketing at Optika, which was acquired by Stellent (now part of Oracle). In 2007, they became the Vice President of Marketing at SpringCM, where they tripled lead flow and reduced the cost per lead by 60%. In 2017, they joined the Forbes Agency Council, became an Advisor and Featured Columnist at CustomerThink, and became a Revenue Growth Expert at The Sales Experts Channel. In 2018, they became the CEO and Revenue Growth Catalyst at Fusion Marketing Partners.

Christopher Ryan began their educational career in 1984 at Marymount University, where they pursued graduate studies in marketing and economics. Christopher then went on to earn a BSBA in marketing from Thomas Edison State University. In addition to their formal education, Christopher Ryan has also obtained several certifications, including a Life Coach Practitioner Certificate from the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology in November 2022, being named the 31st Top U.S. B2B Blogger by Feedspot in June 2016, and being named one of the 50 Most Influential Individuals in Sales Lead Management by SLMA.