Brennen Ryder

Brennen Ryder currently serves as the Head of Product & Engineering at Thrive Capital, a position held since October 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a Software Engineer at Stripe from June 2021 to October 2023, and as a Lead Software Engineer at both Dripos and Good Deeds. The latter company ceased operations in January 2021. Prior to these roles, Brennen was a Software Engineer II at Hired, and co-founder & Principal Engineer at Adit Yourself. First experience in software engineering began as a Software Engineering Intern at Gillware Data Recovery, followed by a position as a Software Developer at Escape Chambers, where vital customer-facing systems were developed. An academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.