Ryan Payne

Ryan Payne is the president of Payne Capital Management (PCM). In this role, he co-designs the firm’s investment and financial planning strategies, while supervising all the financial advisors to ensure PCM’s distinctive ideas and philosophies are properly implemented. Ryan also directs PCM’s educational initiatives to inform the public about goal-based financial planning and investing.

Prior to launching PCM, Ryan spent close to eight years as a top financial advisor at Merrill Lynch. He earned his undergraduate degree from Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia, where he also competed on the varsity track and cross-country teams as a Division athlete. In his free time, Ryan is an avid reader, enjoys traveling the world, and is a devoted musician, playing guitar in several musical acts from New York City to as far away as Eastern Europe.