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About
Ryan Connor is the Global Chief Financial Officer at Lightspeed, where he leads the firm's financial and operational strategy. He brings more than two decades of experience across private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance. Before Lightspeed, he served as Global CFO at Accel, leading firm-wide financial and operational initiatives including technology implementations and fund structuring. Earlier, he spent over eight years at TPG, rising to Managing Director and overseeing corporate finance, accounting, and operations for the firm's platform, where he helped centralize management company functions and implement outsourcing strategies. He began his career as a Senior Director at PwC, advising clients on financial transformation and strategy execution. Born and raised outside Toronto, he studied in Montreal and has lived in New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Fort Worth.
Beyond investing
- Hobbies
- Ryan Connor enjoys smoking meats, a craft he honed while living in Texas, experimenting with brisket, ribs, and turkey. Ryan Connor is a fan of early mornings, valuing quiet time to think strategically before the day begins.
- Family
- Ryan Connor was mentored by his father, an entrepreneur and engineer.
- More
- Ryan Connor was born and raised just outside of Toronto and studied in Montreal.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Connor?
- Ryan Connor is the Global Chief Financial Officer at Lightspeed, where he leads the firm's financial and operational strategy. He brings more than two decades of experience across private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance. Before Lightspeed, he served as Global CFO at Accel, leading firm-wide financial and operational initiatives including technology implementations and fund structuring. Earlier, he spent over eight years at TPG, rising to Managing Director and overseeing corporate finance, accounting, and operations for the firm's platform, where he helped centralize management company functions and implement outsourcing strategies. He began his career as a Senior Director at PwC, advising clients on financial transformation and strategy execution. Born and raised outside Toronto, he studied in Montreal and has lived in New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Fort Worth.
- Where does Ryan Connor work?
- Ryan Connor is General Partner at Accel.
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