Ryan Hays
InvestorBoard Member at CincyTech Β· Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, University of Cincinnati at Cintrifuse Capital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
About
Ryan Hays holds the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of "Strategists First: How to Defeat the Strategy Trap," which examines the characteristics, beliefs, and behaviors of strategists across organizational contexts.
Experience
- Strategists First: How to Defeat the Strategy TrapAuthorcurrent2023 β present
- University of CincinnatiExecutive Vice President | Chief Innovation & Strategy Officercurrent2022 β presentCincinnati, Ohio, United States
- University of CincinnatiExecutive Vice President | Chief of Staff @ Office of the President2012 β 2022
- University of CincinnatiInterim Director of Athletics2019 β 2020
- University of CincinnatiVice Provost for Faculty Development | Deputy to the Provost2011 β 2012
- CINCINNATI REGIONAL BUSINESS COMMITTEEBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- 3CDCBoard Membercurrent2023 β present
- REDI CincinnatiBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- CintrifuseBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- CincyTechBoard Membercurrent2022 β present
- Uptown Consortium, Inc. (UCI)Board Membercurrent2022 β present
- Princeton UniversityAssistant Dean of the Faculty2009 β 2011Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Emory UniversityProject Manager, Strategic Initiatives | Office of the President & Board of Trustees2007 β 2009Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Dartmouth CollegeAdvisor to the Dean | Tucker Foundation2001 β 2002Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Skills & more
Team Leadership18Creativity and Innovation1Decision-Making1Strategic PlanningStrategy1CoachingEntrepreneurship4Change ManagementBusiness Strategy8Strategic Communications2Strategic PartnershipsLeadership Development
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StrategistFrom Ryan's professional profile.
Colleagues at CincyTech
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Hays?
- Ryan Hays holds the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at the University of Cincinnati. He is the author of "Strategists First: How to Defeat the Strategy Trap," which examines the characteristics, beliefs, and behaviors of strategists across organizational contexts.
- Where does Ryan Hays work?
- Ryan Hays is Board Member at CincyTech.
- Where did Ryan Hays go to school?
- Ryan Hays studied at Emory University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychoanalytic Studies); DePauw University (Bachelor's degree).
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