Meet Ryan

Ryan Shepard is committed to creating solutions that generate meaningful change. A proud Los Angeles native, he graduated from Morehouse College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and was honored as a 2011 Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership.

Ryan’s career spans top organizations like McKinsey & Co., the City of Atlanta, and Purpose Built Schools Atlanta. At CARE, he led the launch of U.S. Programs, including a food assistance network that delivered 13 million meals to communities across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, Ryan expanded his independent consulting practice, focusing on Impact Strategy & Problem Solving. He partners with organizations across sectors, helping them develop and implement bold strategies.

He is also spending significant time producing a docuseries titled Does This Count as Therapy.

Ryan is passionate about travel and community.

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stories of impact

CARE USA

Delivering 13 Million Care Packages During COVID-19

Lockerverse

Empowering NFL Players to Drive Social Change Through Cleats

City of Atlanta

Innovation and Customer Service Unlock Government Efficiency

Global Impact Advisors

Facilitating Collaboration Among Top Community Impact Organizations

Creative

Does This Count as Therapy docuseries. Support the project through the Center for Independent Documentaries here. And follow Ryan on instagram for written reflections from the journey.

Ryan is a 38-year old from Los Angeles. To the outside world, he’s an example of tremendous success. But like all of us, Ryan wants to be seen as a full and complex human. Despite the superficial markers of success, he longs for deeper connection to the people who mean the most to him and hopes that strengthening those relationships can become a catalyst for self improvement. Most importantly, he dreams of building a family of his own and sees this chapter as the opportunity to prepare himself for whenever that day comes.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Ryan is inspired to do something creative and impactful. He comes up with the idea that he will complete bucket list activities with close family and friends as a way to explore what it means to be human. Follow the story as Ryan seeks healing and learning in his most intimate relationships. As the journey unfolds, it prompts everyone to ask—does this count as therapy?”