He earned his Master’s in Accounting and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a Tar Heel, he was a member of the Swimming and Diving team, specializing in the 1m and 3m diving events. Ryland has a background in Auditing from a Big 4 CPA firm. In his free time, Ryland enjoys traveling and most notably spent 2016 backpacking through Australia, South-East Asia, and Europe.