Kevin P. Ryan
| Kevin P. Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University, INSEAD |
| Known for | Founding Gilt Groupe, Business Insider, and MongoDB |
Kevin P. Ryan is an American Internet entrepreneur in the United States who has founded several New York-based businesses, including Gilt Groupe, Business Insider, Zola Registry and MongoDB, and helped build DoubleClick from 1996 to 2005, first as president and later as CEO. He fostered DoubleClick's growth from a 20-person startup to a global leader with over 1,500 employees. Ryan built DoubleClick into a multi-billion dollar global industry leader. Under his direction, DoubleClick was awarded the title of "New York Company of the Year" by Silicon Alley Reporter.
DoubleClick was sold in 2005 for $1.1 billion to Hellman and Friedman LLC, and Ryan stepped down as CEO shortly thereafter. DoubleClick was acquired by Google for $3.1 billion in March 2008. After leaving DoubleClick, Ryan, along with former DoubleClick CTO and co-founder, Dwight Merriman, founded AlleyCorp, a network of three affiliated Internet companies of which he is Chairman and CEO.
Ryan was named one of the "50 Most Influential Business People" by Crain's New York Business, and was included in Vanity Fair's 2011 New Establishment List.
Currently, Kevin serves on the boards of Human Rights Watch, Yale University, the NYC Investment Fund and INSEAD, and is a member of the Yale International Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.
Current companies in the AlleyCorp network include:
Gilt Groupe is an online retailer based in the United States. Founded by Ryan in 2007, Gilt Groupe, www.gilt.com, is an online shopping site offering its members merchandise and food. Gilt offers fashion for women, men, and children; home décor; artisanal ingredients; hotels and travel experiences on every continent.
To date, Gilt Groupe has secured over $240 million in total financing since establishing operations in November 2007. Its investors include Matrix Partners, General Atlantic Partners, Softbank Group, New Enterprise Associates, DFJ Growth and Goldman Sachs. In February 2014, Gilt Groupe was preparing for an IPO. However, the company sold to the Hudson's Bay Company in January 2016 for $250 million.
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