Ryan D Chavez

About

Professionally, I help take products from zero to one. That work comes on the back of stints at several Series A–B, venture-backed fintech startups, in roles spanning product and operations.

I'm just as shaped by the detours in between — I've taught, worked at an NGO, and toured with a band in previous lives. My path has been a winding one, driven by curiosity: from studying East African history at Princeton to joining early-stage startups, it's been a life enriched by saying yes and figuring things out as I go.

Now

I'm a Senior Product Manager at Conduit Financial in New York, building an AI-native, multi-bank and stablecoin USD money-movement API for cross-border payments. Small team shipping quickly, and building software in the AI era.