He is a contributing editor at the public policy magazine Miller-McCune and a former staff reporter at the San Jose Mercury News. His work has also appeared in TIME, Salon, and Chicago Tribune Magazine, among others. Ryan has been a Livingston Award finalist and Society of Professional Journalists award winner.His reporting on national affairs, business, and culture has taken him from San Francisco to Tel Aviv, the South Bronx to Galesburg, Ill. — wherever he can find fascinating characters, compelling narrative, complex topics, or scandals worthy of investigation. Ryan holds degrees from Stanford University and The Journalism School at Columbia University, and has lectured at Stanford and San Jose State University. He is represented by literary agent Elyse Cheney.