EFL

Role: Mentor

Tracks: Digital Tech

Ryan Lewis

Partner, SRI Ventures

Ryan Lewis is a Partner at SRI Ventures, where he invests in early-stage companies focused on deep tech such as artificial intelligence. He is focused on startups developing dual-use technologies for commercial and government applications. He is also the Co-Chair of the Defense Technology Council for the Global Corporate Venture (GCV) organization. Prior to joining SRI Ventures, Ryan was the Senior Practice Manager of AI for AWS National Security. Before he joined AWS, Ryan was Senior Vice President and Director at In-Q-Tel Labs, where he founded and led an applied research lab focused developing and open sourcing AI algorithms and associated software. He is currently a Senior Associate (Non-Resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies with the International Security Program.