Ryan holds an undergraduate degree in International Relations from Georgetown University. He has also worked at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Ryan’s research interests are in the fields of labor economics and macroeconomics. His dissertation combines these two fields in a series of essays that examine labor market frictions. Ryan has also worked on projects regarding employee benefits and cyclical unemployment, and has published work appearing in the American Economic Journal. Ryan will be teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in macroeconomics.