David Ryan

Managing Partner, Gray Matters Group

• Delivers high-impact training and advisory services – to drive top line growth
• Harnesses the power of service delivery teams to better market, sell, and build client relationships
• Enables behaviors that are sustainable, with measurable ROI

David Ryan founded Gray Matters Group in 2001. Gray Matters works with professional services organizations to provide high impact training and advisory services to enhance revenue performance and optimize business development operations. He has over twenty five years of experience across sales, marketing, operations, and executive management working with leading companies including Deloitte, KPMG, Hewitt, Jefferson Wells, Forsythe, and many others. Previously, David was an Executive Committee member and SVP at The Revere Group, a leading technology and business consulting firm. Prior to that, he worked at IBM where he excelled in numerous sales, marketing, and management positions. He is a frequent speaker and writer, and serves on several boards, community, and charitable groups. David received his Bachelor of Arts in Business from Miami University and MBA at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He resides in Chicago with his wife and twin daughters.