Ryan Nichols

Ryan runs solution marketing for Appirio, and has driven the growth of Appirio's products that connect and extend cloud platforms, now used by over 5,000 companies.

Ryan has nearly 15 years of experience bringing together business strategy and technology in the enterprise. He joined Appirio from SAP's corporate strategy group, in the office of the CEO, where he led projects to define and execute SAP's product, platform, and M&A strategy. Previously, Ryan's background spans consulting and business software. He was a management consultant for McKinsey & Company, serving over a dozen leading financial services and technology clients. He led professional services for an analytics software startup, delivering inventory and pricing analytics software and services to retail and CPG clients. He was trained in product management at Intuit, where he focused on new user acquisition for QuickBooks.

Ryan holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Williams College, and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. In addition to his work at Appirio, Ryan supports several non-profits, including Experience Corps Bay Area, as they move to the cloud.