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CITIZEN DIPLOMAT

Building Better Businesses. Creating Closer Communities.

Dr. Ryan Coles is a social scientist, venture architect, entrepreneur, and community advocate working at the intersection of technology, business, research, and human progress.

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ABOUT RYAN

Unprecedented mix of scholarship and practice.

Ryan Coles at Graduation

"I have never seen an academic like Ryan, ever... He has made significant contributions academically in advancing our knowledge of entrepreneurship and then testing and proving out those frontiers in practice with the startups that he as built.

Dr. Danial Armanios, Oxford University

From building technology companies and advising entrepreneurs to conducting research in communities around the world, Ryan’s work is driven by a simple belief: lasting impact happens when knowledge is paired with action.

ABOUT RYAN

The foundations of his work

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Building ideas into organizations.

Ryan has founded and scaled tech ventures, developing ways to turn emerging technologies into sustainable businesses.

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Understanding why organizations succeed.

Ryan’s research focuses on entrepreneurship, strategy, and the social aspects of innovation and business creation.

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Working across cultures.

From the Middle East to Eastern Europe, Ryan believes real change starts with listening and collaborating with people.

COMMUNITY IMPACT

Change happens
on the ground.

For Ryan, community service isn’t something observed from a distance.

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From youth mentorship and local economic development to environmental peacebuilding, entrepreneurship, and international collaboration, his approach has always been hands-on.

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Whether supporting businesses in the Levant, Ukraine, or the Himalayas, Ryan believes impact starts by working alongside the people doing the work.

Listen. Learn. Participate. Build.

“The best way to understand a community is to become part of it.”

FAMILY

The greatest organization he’s ever helped build.

Long before companies, research programs, or global initiatives, there was family. Ryan and his wife, Chloe, met in college through a shared fascination with the Middle East, travel, learning, and a desire to make the world more prosperous.

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Start a Conversation

Progress starts with a conversation.

Whether you’re building a company, strengthening a community, exploring an idea, or looking for a new perspective Ryan welcomes meaningful conversations with people working to make an impact.

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