Gallagher, Ryan 

Educational Technology Director

ryan gallagher

Ryan grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and received his Bachelor of Business Administration at Stetson University in Florida. He served as IT manager at Runtime Technologies in New York for three years, acting as project manager and key client contact for major accounts such as JP Morgan, Chase, Compaq, The School at Columbia, Columbia Law School and the Audobon Society. Drawn to education, Ryan became Senior Systems Coordinator at The School at Columbia University, working with architects, construction staff and vendors for a newly constructed K-8 school, as well as coordinating faculty training, maintaining more than 500 laptops, teaching Lego Robotics and digital photography. In 2006, Ryan came west to work as Director of Technology at the Stafford School, managing technology operations, faculty training, professional development, and the integration of technology into the newly-founded school’s developing curriculum.