Summary
Robert Ryan is a semi-retired consulting meteorologist with over four decades of operational and leadership experience in broadcast and policy-facing weather science, now focusing on clearer communication to improve public and policymaker decisions. A past president of the American Meteorological Society and longtime contributor to National Research Council reports, he combines hands-on forecasting leadership—30 years as a TV chief meteorologist and early web weather innovator—with expert testimony before Congress. He has a physics MS from University at Albany and a record of building large local weather networks and digital platforms, including one of the country’s most popular local media weather pages. Still active as a consultant from McLean, VA, he brings a rare mix of media savvy, institutional knowledge, and a passion for translating complex atmospheric science into actionable guidance.
8 years of coding experience
MS, Physics, MS, Physics at University at Albany