Ryan Kerian

About Ryan Kerian

I am an attorney and compliance leader providing legal, licensing, risk management, and compliance solutions for diverse brands conducting business nationwide. As a respected advisor to corporate stakeholders, I champion flexibility and open communication to navigate obstacles and drive initiatives forward. I build top-performing teams motivated to overcome marketplace challenges and regulatory compliance roadblocks for companies.Selected Career Achievements- Transformed compliance infrastructure from command/control to a more flexible model that better served 7 distinct brands under a single unified umbrella, closely collaborating with division and operations leaders to break down silos- Conducted SWAT analysis and leveraged findings to reorient culture from inefficient legacy thinking to more business-oriented mindset, improving processes and hiring to provide better service and realign vision with corporate goals and values- Reduced outside legal expenses 60% by insourcing critical legal functions including regulatory examination strategy, employment law counseling, contracting, leasing, litigation, dispute resolution, and day-to-day legal counseling and advice- Built legal department from ground up to support CEO mission of high-quality legal work and customer service excellence during rapid expansion as trusted advisor on licensing, regulatory compliance, and legal requirements across 47 states- Managed 6 departments and maintained service levels by scaling up number and quality of teams during exponential growth from ~250 employees in late 2020 with $2.5B in originations to over 1500 staff fueling $9B in originations during 2021- Implemented new Evisort intelligent contract management platform to onboard and transition contracts from outdated storage to state-of-art AI powered system. Instituted uniform agreements and cut time to review contracts from ~2 weeks to 3-5 days.Expertise:Corporate Governance * Litigation Management * Strategic Planning * Regulatory Examinations * Internal Investigations * Risk Management * Labor and Employment * Data Security and Privacy * Regulatory Compliance * Licensing * Internal Audit * Quality Control * Anti-Money Laundering * Cryptocurrency * Vendor Management * Organizational Development * Operational Efficiency * Rebuilding Teams * Solving Legacy Issues * Technology * Corporate Law * Contract Negotiation * Blockchain

Experience

1. Founder CEO

   Lynx Licensing And Compliance Consulting Group

   Jan 2018 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US

   Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lynx Licensing. Lynx Licensing provides expert state and federal regulatory licensing and regulatory compliance consulting services to financial services, fintech, mortgage, and cryptocurrency companies operating in the United States. Licensing services include state mortgage banker/broker/lender, consumer lender, money transmitter, BitLicense and virtual currency licenses as well as FinCEN money services business registration. Consulting services include regulatory compliance, state and federal examination response, quality control, internal audit, agency approval, business strategy, and corporate governance.

Education

• University of Chicago Law School

  J.D., Law

  2004 — 2006

• Muhlenberg College

  B.A., Political Science

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Leadership
• Recruiting
• Staff Development
• Talent Management
• Organizational Development
• Immigration Law
• Litigation
• Business Strategy
• Legal Research
• Performance Management
• Human Resources
• Legal Writing
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategic Hiring
• Professional Mentoring
• Managing Workflow
• Interpersonal Leadership
• Designing and Delivering Development Programs
• Employee Engagement
• Feedback Management
• Career Assessment
• Goal Setting
• Team Building
• Collaborative Leadership
• Presentations
• Business Efficiency
• Cultural Transformation
• Trusted Advisor
• Department Budgeting
• Employee Relations
• Succession Planning
• Talent Acquisition
• Onboarding
• Employee Training
• Interviews
• Sourcing
• Operations Management
• Ruby on Rails
• Javascript
• Html