Ryan is a leader in McKinsey’s advanced industries work in North America and advises semiconductor, electronics, and industrial clients on cross-functional performance transformation. He holds deep expertise in driving profitable growth across the small and mid-cap industrial landscape and in the lighting and photonics industries. Ryan also co-leads our semiconductor manufacturing service line.
Examples of Ryan’s recent client projects include:
- helping a global semiconductor company rapidly increase throughput to mitigate chip shortages
- assisting a mid-cap industrial equipment company in driving profitable growth across their businesses
- advising an electronics company on effective R&D, product development, and portfolio management approaches
- building organic and inorganic growth strategy programs for industrial companies, and driving due-diligence engagements in semiconductors and industrials for private equity and corporate investment organizations
Ryan formerly built and led the LED division for a mid-cap lighting equipment company, served as an optical engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy, and drove volunteer efforts that brought solar power to off-grid communities in South America.
Published work
“The power of digital: Quantifying semiconductor fab performance,” McKinsey & Company, October 2024
“Need to Boost Semiconductor Fab Efficiency? Look to Maintenance”
McKinsey & Company, November, 2023
“Tapping into Dormant Data can Boost Industrial SMEs’ Competitive Edge”
McKinsey & Company, November, 2023
“How medium-size enterprises can better manage sourcing”
McKinsey & Company, November, 2023
“Imperatives for Photonics Companies in the Next Wave of Growth”
McKinsey & Company, January, 2023
“Rapid Throughput Improvement at Mature Semiconductor Fabs”
McKinsey & Company, August, 2022
“Manufacturing Process Innovation for Industrials”
McKinsey & Company, September, 2021
“The Next Wave of Innovation in Photonics”
McKinsey & Company, June, 2021
“Energizing Industrial Manufacturing Through Active Performance Management”
McKinsey & Company, May, 2020
“The Need for Speed: Accelerating Product Improvement at Industrials”
McKinsey & Company, May, 2020
“Building a Flexible Supply Chain in Low-Volume, High-Mix Industrials”
McKinsey & Company, April, 2020
“The Case for an End-to-End Automotive Software Platform”
McKinsey & Company,· January, 2020
Past experience
ARRI
Head of Product Management, Lighting
U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mechanical Engineer, Laser & Photon Science Directorate
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA (Baker Scholar)
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering