title: Ryan Finley (businessman)
text: # Ryan Finley (businessman)
  
  Ryan Finley is an American businessman and the founder of SurveyMonkey, an online survey software provider.
  
  ## Education
  
  Finley holds a BS degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
  
  ## Career
  
  Finley founded SurveyMonkey in 1999, growing the company to $30 million in sales as of 2014.
  
  In 2009, Ryan sold SurveyMonkey to a private equity firm, however, he remains working at the company.
  
  