Ryan Lechner
Co-CEO at Bonsai Group
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Lechner is a seasoned operator and entrepreneur with eight years of experience leading strategy, product, and business development across tech and media. As Co-CEO of The Change Companies and Train for Change and co-founder of Bonsai Group, he focuses on acquiring and running a single North American business long-term, blending hands-on leadership with investor-grade diligence. His background spans high-impact strategy roles at Netflix and Bain, plus building mission-critical teams at ConsenSys that covered R&D, investments, and fintech strategy. He has a track record of turning data-driven insights into content and product decisions—having led investment choices on more than 50 original Netflix titles—and of launching new business verticals and partnerships. Based in Philadelphia with a University of Virginia finance degree, he combines financial rigor with practical operational experience to scale companies post-acquisition. Notably, he pairs deal-making ambition with direct operational stewardship, signaling he intends to be a long-term, active CEO rather than a passive investor.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Commerce with Distinction Finance General, B.S. Commerce with Distinction Finance General at University of Virginia
Github Skills (6)
ethereum6
blockchain6
ethereum-contract5
ethereum-token4
erc203
php1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ConsenSysMesh/dapp-ecosystem-map
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Landscape of blockchain-based end-user applications and platforms
Contributions:13 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
blockchainethereumdapp
youarentryan/chatter
Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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