Ryan Feit is the CEO and Co-Founder of SeedInvest. Prior to founding SeedInvest, Ryan worked at Wellspring Capital Management and Lehman Brothers in New York City where he invested in, financed, and managed dozens of private and public businesses. Ryan was instrumental in the passage of the 2012 JOBS Act, which changed 80-year-old U.S. securities laws to make it possible for entrepreneurs to raise capital over the Internet.
Since then, Ryan has served as a focal point of the budding Equity Crowdfunding industry, co-founding the Crowdfunding Professional Association, Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates and the Association for Online Investment Platforms. He also worked closely with members of the SEC, FINRA, the White House, and the Treasury Department on the implementation of the JOBS Act. He currently serves on FINRA’s Fintech Committee.
Ryan frequently serves as a subject matter expert on startup investing and the JOBS Act for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, CNBC, the Economist and the New York Times as well as a columnist for Fortune Magazine and Inc. Magazine.
Ryan received an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.