Ryan Cross is someone who doesn’t mind being thrown into a mix of uncertainty and facing the opportunity of the vaguely defined, requiring an innate curiosity and a natural tendency to solve problems. Cross has worked in international affairs, done defence intelligence research, built a startup, and accidentally started a game studio. His work has supported military contingency planning and helped develop policies to support UN peacekeeping efforts.

Cross has published multiple academic publications in a range of topic areas and has had his research on developing remote psychometric assessments of foreign adversaries showcased as an example of cutting-edge Canadian research for the nation’s closest allies. He founded and ran an advanced text analytics company in the finance industry that was based at VentureLabs, and secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in investor capital and grants. He has advised and consulted with businesses and executives on their operations, market position, unique value proposition, and business model fundamentals.

He has an MBA from SFU Beedie School of Business, an MA from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a BA from UBC. When not at his desk, he’s in the mountains.

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Ryan Cross

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