Ryan Sanders

As a Director at Mercato Partners, Ryan is involved with Lendio, Domo, SaltStack, ObservePoint, Stance, Galileo, and Central Logic. His deep experience in entrepreneurship, operations and growth capital provides a firm foundation for his work building Mercato’s portfolio and brand. In addition to his business skills, Ryan brings strong networks in Utah, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest.

Prior to Mercato, Ryan operated as a principal at Escalate Capital Partners, a leading mezzanine firm focused on investing in high-growth, later-stage technology companies. Before Escalate, Ryan helped Comcast launch its next-generation X1 platform in his role as the business operations manager with Comcast Converged Products. Ryan began his career as a founder and board member of Calixus, a venture-backed software company in the online media industry that was eventually sold to the Media News Group. Ryan was gifted his entrepreneurial passion from his parents, and his father continues as an entrepreneur in the medical field to this day.

Ryan earned a B.S. from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. A passionate but infrequent golfer, Ryan was a founder and held leadership positions at The University of Texas Golf Club. Ryan is thrilled to be back in Utah with his wife and their four boys who will soon be tall enough to pick up putters.