1,000+ searches complete for more than 350 client organizations, including 200+ Chief Executive Officers Recruited and Placed - Modern Healthcare's Largest Executive Search Firms in Healthcare (17 years running)- Featured for performance in the Austin Business Journal, Dallas Business Journal, Houston Business Journal, and many other publicationsAccomplished adventurer and ultramarathon runner with deep experience pushing through pain, fear, doubt, and uncertainty to reach objectives and help others achieve extraordinary goals.__________________________________________________________________________________________Founder and Managing Director of Stark Lane, Inc. The firm was launched in 2008 as Signature Healthcare Search, providing organizations with the leaders who make quality healthcare possible. Signature Healthcare Search quickly climbed Modern Healthcare’s list of Largest Executive Search Firms in Healthcare, then, in 2015, rebranded in celebration of the company’s growth and expansion of services, giving life to Stark Lane, Inc.Trusted advisor to key influencers in the American Healthcare industry, having deployed Stark Lane to serve hundreds of organizations ranging from healthcare-focused private equity firms to top-ranked US News and World Report “Honor Roll” systems. Industry leaders, owners, and boards of directors depend on Ryan for market intelligence, organizational and process design, and, of course, the recruitment and placement of the leaders who make their mission possible.Prepared with a Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare Administration from Concordia University Texas; both degrees awarded with academic distinction. Former board member of the Capital City Association of Personnel Consultants in Austin, Texas and Board of Directors and Executive Committee member and Credentialing Chairman for the National Association of Personnel Services, the oldest credentialing body and educator dedicated to the recruiting and staffing industry.Proud alumnus of the US Army Infantry, where he served as a non-commissioned officer, both stateside and overseas, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I and II. Proudly sporting a CIB, combat stripes, and Cav patches on both shoulders.