About Owen Ryan
In a 2021 discussion on technology in accounting and finance, Ryan said he was excited by the evolution of technology's role in the field, describing it as "rapidly become more integrated, more impactful, more relied upon to make decisions." He stated that this has created a new skill set that students and professionals need to be successful, and noted his own experience pairing business knowledge with technology knowledge through coursework in data analytics and data mining, as well as working with computer scientists and engineers on startups using machine learning and artificial intelligence. Ryan said he was grateful to explore this through the school of accounting and finance and that understanding both sides allows him to understand where he adds value in an organization.
In a 2017 interview, Ryan discussed a shift in the business community from asking "is it legal" to "is it right." He said that in some industries, people previously interpreted rules and regulations to see if they could "get away with it," but that increased regulation, more aggressive regulators and boards, and diminished tolerance for poor behavior have led professionals to ask themselves "is it right." Ryan stated that this lens is "good for business and that's good for the capital markets and good quite frankly for the individual."
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Something that's really excited and interested me over the past few years is the evolution of the role of technology in accounting and finance. I think it's something that, if you look back historically, it's rapidly become more integrated, more impactful, more relied upon to make decisions. And I think that's something that has really created a new skill set that students and professionals need to have going forward to be impactful and to be successful in these environments. I think this is something I've been incredibly grateful to be able to explore through the School of Accounting and Finance and building up the business side of things, and through my accounting and finance courses, through the Professional Account Specialization and the Financial Market Specialization, and having the kind of dual knowledge of a CPA, CFA, and pursuing both of those designations, but also being able to explore the technology side of things through coursework and data analytics, data mining, but also being able to work with computer scientists and engineers through things like Concept and Velocity, developing startups. And I've been very fortunate to have been involved in a product development space where we're using machine learning, we're using artificial intelligence, and all of these different things. So really being able to pair the business knowledge with the technology knowledge and be the liaison between the two different worlds and understand what both sides are talking about, I think is incredibly exciting for me, and it's something that really allows me to understand where I add value in an organization going forward throughout my career.
