Summary
Ryan Chan is a senior product leader with 14 years of experience building consumer and advertising products that scale, including leading Snap’s hardware and software for AR Spectacles and Pixy and previously driving mobile ad products at Quantcast. He combines hands-on technical chops—shipping production code serving millions and processing terabytes daily—with operator experience as a solo-founder who bootstrapped a CRM to 1,000+ paying customers. Ryan has managed 50+ person, multi-continent teams and taken products from concept to eight-figure revenue, while regularly speaking at industry conferences. His background spans management consulting at Bain, entrepreneurial product development, and early materials science research in nanoparticle synthesis and non-silicon solar cells, reflecting an unusual blend of technical depth and business strategy. Based in Los Angeles, he is comfortable bridging hardware, front- and back-end software, and data-driven monetization to deliver measurable user and revenue outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Sc.B, Chemistry, with Honors, Sc.B, Chemistry, with Honors at Brown University