Ryan is a medical student in the Feinberg Class of 2021. He grew up in Orland Park, a southern suburb of Chicago, and graduated from Northwestern University in 2016 with a degree in economics. Ryan worked in finance for a year at Northern Trust researching commodity companies traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He joined Second Opinions to learn about healthcare disparities prevalent in Chicago and their possible solutions. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, trading cryptocurrency, and reading.