Summary
Ryan Brennan is a founder and data-driven product builder with nine years of experience blending education policy, impact investing, and full-stack development to open pathways between education and the labor market. As Co-Founder of rézme, he leads operations, finance, research, and data science to expand hiring pipelines for underrepresented talent, while his work as an Impact Consultant translated scientific rigor into social and environmental impact analyses for investors. He brings uncommon depth from doctoral-level research at Stanford and hands-on classroom experience as a former math teacher, enabling him to design evidence-based interventions that scale. A former cancer research-trained developer with interests in game development and bioinformatics, he combines analytical discipline with practical engineering to ship products that balance social mission and market fit. Based in Redwood City, Ryan is pragmatic about measurement and obsessed with optimizing candidate yield through technology and inclusive hiring design.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum and Instruction, Master of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum and Instruction at University of Mississippi
Master's degree, Economics, Master's degree, Economics at The University of Memphis
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Economics, 3.8, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Economics, 3.8 at Marquette University
Master of Arts - MA, Education and Entrepreneurship, Master of Arts - MA, Education and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University
English, Spanish