During the day, Ryan Rivera is a product management professional working for a large tech company, where he focuses on Go-to-Market and Digital Experience. When Ryan is not drawing out the intricacies of customer journeys and product managing, he is probably writing and working on his Master of Fine Arts Prose & Poetry at Northwestern University.

Ryan previously worked in digital marketing, content and social, where he managed corporate blogs and published several articles. His writing has also appeared in Voices (Midwestern State University of Texas) where his piece “How To Count” won 1st prize in prose, and The Cauldron (Kalamazoo College).

Ryan has a Certificate in Create Writing from Northwestern University (2021), Master of Arts with Distinction in Public Relations and Advertising from DePaul University (2013). He also holds a Certificate in Meeting and Event Management from the University of Massachusetts, Isenberg School of Management (2010) and a BA in Theater from Kalamazoo College (2001).