Starting in 2017, Rob began making investments into sports technology companies and funds that served as the genesis for what became Ryan Sports Ventures. This entity was formed to expand the family’s investments in sports across three key verticals: properties, technology and media. Since inception, RSV has made multiple investments across each of these verticals (including AFC Bournemouth, some of the leading sports technology companies and breakthrough sports media properties) and has quickly become a leading voice in the sports investment space.

Rob is the Managing Partner at Ryan Sports Ventures and a member of the Investment Committee. Rob is also the Executive Chairman of Interactive Metronome and Co-Founder of BrainBeat. At Interactive Metronome, Rob introduced the company's training and assessment tool to schools, the United States Navy, and professional and college athletic teams.Before Interactive Metronome, Rob worked in business development at eChalk, a provider of web-based communication tools for the K-12 market. Previously, Rob taught high school English at Providence-St. Mel, an internationally acclaimed school on Chicago’s West Side, and co-founded the Alain Locke Charter School. Rob graduated from Dartmouth College with his BA in English, where he also played football. He holds his JD from the Northwestern University School of Law and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Rob lives in New York City with his wife Jennifer.

Pat leads Ryan Sports Development which is responsible for the design and development of the new Ryan Field, the largest college football stadium project ever undertaken. Pat’s background is as a technology entrepreneur. Pat is Trustee of Northwestern University and served on the Board of Directors of Penske Corporation for 25 years.

Pat Ryan Jr is the CEO of Ryan Sports Development which is leading the design and development (on a pro bono basis) of the largest college football stadium project ever, the $850 million new Ryan Field at Northwestern University. Pat founded, built and sold two high growth software as a service (SaaS) companies, both which were ranked among the Top 5 fastest growing private software companies in the U.S. in Inc Magazine Inc 500 rankings. He is also the founder of CoPilot, an AI-assisted shopping app. In 2012, Pat cofounded Chicago Ventures, Chicago’s largest seed stage venture capital fund. Pat started his career as a teacher on Chicago’s West Side where he later founded the Alain Locke Charter School which holds the record for the highest test score gains in Illinois history. Pat received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University. He later earned an MBA and a Juris Doctor cum laude from Northwestern University. Pat is a Trustee of Northwestern University, a member of the Board of Directors of Ryan Specialty Group (NYSE:RYAN) and served for 25 years on the board of Penske Corporation. He is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and is the past Chairman of YPO Chicago.