Summary
Ryan Burkhardt is a seasoned technology leader and director of engineering at Apple, where he steers health software products and services and champions scalable, reliability-focused architecture. Across roles at BurkCo Labs, GoDaddy, and Microsoft, he blends hands-on engineering with strategic leadership to build lean teams, accelerate delivery, and mentor growth at scale. At GoDaddy, he led the engineering and product teams behind a cloud and e-commerce platform handling over $1.5B in annual transactions; at Microsoft, he oversaw services including Outlook, OneDrive, Windows Update, and related infrastructure for a 300+ engineer organization. As co-founder, CTO, and board member of BurkCo Labs since 1993, he advises startups on cybersecurity and health with agile technology leadership and coaching. A Cornell University graduate based in Mountain View, California, he combines enterprise-scale execution with startup agility to turn ambitious ideas into practical, secure solutions.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
The Episcopal Academy
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Cornell University