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Ryan Michael Brennan

Investor

Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners

Napa, California, United States

About

Ryan Michael Brennan is a managing director at Advantage Capital, where he leads efforts to expand access to capital and economic development in underserved communities and works on the firm's fundraising team. He previously served as chief operating officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC), where he sat on the investment committee, led business development across the Western Hemisphere, and helped develop the Impact Quotient measurement method. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree from Truman State University.

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Invests in

Impact & Social Good

Experience

  1. Advantage CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentNapa, CA
  2. Gregorian University FoundationMember Board of Trusteescurrent2023 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  3. Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at PurduePurdue Advisory Council Membercurrent2022 — present
  4. Napa Valley CollegeTrusteecurrent2024 — presentNapa, California
  5. TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONDirectorcurrent2023 — presentKirksville, Missouri, United States
  6. Overseas Private Investment CorporationChief Operating Officer2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  7. Overseas Private Investment CorporationVice President, Office of Investment Policy2017 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  8. Advantage Capital PartnersManaging Director2008 — 2017
  9. Advantage Capital PartnersPrincipal2006 — 2008
  10. Advantage Capital PartnersSenior Vice President2003 — 2006
  11. Advantage Capital PartnersVice President2001 — 2003
  12. Advantage Capital PartnersAnalyst1999 — 2001

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance2002 — 2004
  2. Truman State UniversityBS, Political Science1991 — 1995

Skills & more

Public Affairs8Private Equity55Venture Capital60Corporate Development47Consulting11Economic Development9Fundraising36State and Federal Taxation2Investments22Financial Modeling20

From Ryan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Truman State University10

Andrei PopovManaging Partner at Digital Space VenturesJay MeyerDirector of Technology at iSelect FundMatthew BarryPartner, Impact at Learn CapitalNate VaselPartner at Las Olas Venture CapitalSvetozar GeorgievPartner at Eleven VenturesW. Michael GallatinSenior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences

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Shared employers

Also worked at Advantage Capital38

Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersAlexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalSteven StullPresident at Advantage Capital PartnersMichael JohnsonManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersScott MurphyManaging Director & Chief Investment Officer at Advantage Capital PartnersSandra M. MooreManaging Director & Chief Impact Officer at Advantage Capital Partners

+ 32 more

Also worked at Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue4

Sonia El-SherifChief of Staff at JLL Spark Global VenturesMarc CarlsonSr. Advisor to Chairman at Docusign at Good AI CapitalTing GooteeAdvisory Board at Ground Game VenturesR "Ray" WangInvestor at Mindful Venture Capital

Also worked at Napa Valley College1

James CarterSr. Staff Scientist & Lab Manager at The Innovation Space

Also worked at Overseas Private Investment Corporation10

Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalJohn OnwualuInvestment Partner at Flourish VenturesSantiago RalloInvestor at HeadlineDavid MathewsonPartner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer at Quona CapitalJeff BarryPartner at Plymouth GrowthMatt MillerInvestment Director at AHL Venture Partners

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Colleagues at Advantage Capital Partners

Anan Balaji
Associate at Advantage Capital Partners
Anne Johnson
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Anthony Billings
Senior Vice President at Advantage Capital Partners
Betsy Avila
Accounting Manager at Advantage Capital Partners
Carly Badke
Office Assistant at Advantage Capital Partners
Christopher Harris
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Cindy Colvin
Managing Director at Advantage Capital Partners
Corey Archibeque
Senior Associate at Advantage Capital Partners