Environmental Protection Agency. Previously, he clerked for Chief Judge Jeffrey Howard of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He received his J.D. from the Harvard Law School and a dual B.A. in economics and government from Dartmouth College. Ryland was born in China, and has lived in Finland, England, New England, and Trinidad and Tobago, among other places. He was baptized into the Anglican Church in 2014. He enjoys spending time in nature, meditating, practicing tai chi, and volunteering in his local community.