Ryan Richt
FounderFounder at Well Principled
St Louis, Missouri, United States
FoundedWell Principled · YC
About
Ryan held roles in distributed analytics at an academic lab and in computational biology and cloud teams at Monsanto. He later grew engineering and data science teams at VC-backed CiBO. He holds an MBA from Olin and a BA in probability and statistics from Washington University.
Founder at Well PrincipledYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Well Principled's investors · 2
Co-founders at Well Principled
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Christopher ShaferFounder
JW
Joseph WingbermuehleFounder
Experience
- Well PrincipledFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentGreater St. Louis
- CiBO TechnologiesVP of Software Engineering and Data Science2016 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- CiBO TechnologiesDirector of Product Strategy2015 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- Monsanto CompanyMonsanto Labs Lead2015Greater St. Louis Area
- Monsanto CompanyLead Application Architect2014 — 2015Greater St. Louis Area
- Monsanto CompanyData Strategy Platform Lead2013 — 2014Greater St. Louis Area
- Monsanto CompanyGenome Integration Lead2010 — 2013Greater St. Louis Area
- Cofactor GenomicsCEO2008 — 2010Greater St. Louis Area
- Washington University in St. Louis Genome Sequencing CenterSenior Research Technician2003 — 2008Greater St. Louis Area
Skills & more
Databases4Scala3Statistics30Genomics61Software Development8Biotechnology36Bioinformatics43Genetics15Data Mining9Life Sciences9Lifesciences5Data Analysis7
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Distributed SystemsMolecular BiologyAlgorithmsCost AccountingCross-functional Team LeadershipComputational BiologyDNA SequencingSequencingDNA sequencingProbabilityStrategyAnalysisLanguages German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ryan Richt?
- Ryan held roles in distributed analytics at an academic lab and in computational biology and cloud teams at Monsanto. He later grew engineering and data science teams at VC-backed CiBO. He holds an MBA from Olin and a BA in probability and statistics from Washington University.
- Where does Ryan Richt work?
- Ryan Richt is Founder of Well Principled.
- What companies did Ryan Richt found?
- Ryan Richt founded Well Principled.
- Where did Ryan Richt go to school?
- Ryan Richt studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (MBA, Strategy); Y Combinator (S19); Washington University in St. Louis (BA, Mathematics).
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