Ryan Perras Email & Phone Number

United States

Bloomington, IL, US

• Using experience in healthcare and operations, created, funded and built a health and wellness company focused on developing and providing a proprietary line of wellness products.
• Identified an opportunity to create an R&D and distribution company, providing beneficial and healthy alternatives to prescription drugs for patients suffering from a wide variety of ailments such as anxiety, ADHD.
• Personally responsible for all legal, financial and operational aspects of the company.
• Built a strong team of industry experts to form the foundation of the company.
• Designed a customized line of “Revolution” branded products and commenced sales in April 2019.
• Oversaw all clinical trials and intellectual property efforts.

New York, NY, US

• Advised institutions, family offices and high-net worth individuals and their families on financial matters including banking, investments, debt, liquidity and estate planning based upon their unique goals and needs.
• Led a team of bankers, investors and lenders in managing and expanding portfolios of high net-worth clients.
• Built and managed a portfolio of over $100M in client assets, designing and overseeing customized client investment portfolios based on market conditions and specific client needs.
• Recruited new high net-worth clients to JP Morgan's Private Bank, bringing in over $60M in new assets, while successfully providing financial planning assistance during significant “change-of-life” events.

• Funded and built an innovative company to meet the expanding demand of water for fracking and other oilfield operations, while simultaneously preserving scarce freshwater and regional aquifers.
• After leading a Series B venture round, was asked by the Board of Directors to join the company as CEO.
• Led the development of a proprietary disruptive chemical and physics-based water treatment technology from concept to commercial reality.
• Raised $5M from investors in 3 venture rounds to fund product development, production and operations.
• Built a team of industry experts and engineers to commercialize concept to fruition.
• Filed patents on the technology and became the first mobile oilfield wastewater recycling technology permitted in Texas and New Mexico.

• Managed a $200M+ long/short public equities and derivatives portfolio that outperformed the overall market and competitor funds to exceed targeted returns for investors (even in 2008).
• Built and led an internal venture capital team, investing over $50M in venture capital funds to late stage healthcare companies. All 6 investment companies were eventually acquired by larger competitors.
• As a Board Member/Observer for all venture investments, advised on growth initiatives, product development and launches, FDA clinical trials and M&A transactions.
• Left to start an investment firm focused on new technologies.

• Co-managed a $100M healthcare portfolio with a focus on biotech and medical device public companies.

• Performed daily risk analysis, capital allocation, market due diligence and alignment of portfolio positions.

• Conducted strategic market analysis to assist in the development of a partnership and acquisition strategies for a major technology and healthcare clients.

• Original member of the start-up engineering firm based in Stuttgart, Germany.
• Led multinational engineering and construction teams tasked with building biotech and pharmaceutical facilities throughout Europe.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Financial Management Services

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering