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Ryan joined First Trust in January 2000, and is a Senior Vice President and Exchange-Traded Fund Strategist. As an ETF Strategist, Ryan provides in-depth analysis and commentary related to ETF investing, including the First Trust ETF Observations blog, the monthly ETF Data Watch: Asset Flows Monitor, and the quarterly “Inside First Trust ETFs” newsletter. Ryan has hosted a monthly ETF webcast for financial professionals since 2008. More recently, he launched the First Trust ROI Podcast, which features conversations with First Trust’s top strategists, portfolio managers, and economists. Ryan frequently speaks at ETF industry events and conferences throughout the U.S., Latin America, and Europe.

Ryan has appeared on several national television outlets including CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg TV. He has also given interviews to several print outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, Bloomberg, Reuters, US News and World Report, Fortune Magazine, the LA Times and Investment Advisor magazine, for which he authored a monthly column on ETF investing.

He is a recipient of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and holds a BA and MA from Wheaton College.