Ryan Salva

Ryan J. Salva is an experienced product professional with experience working in both startups and large enterprises. Currently, he is working as the VP of Product at GitHub helping his customers enable collaboration and navigate their data. Before this, he spent over a decade working at Microsoft. He joined the company as a Senior Program Manager and worked his way up through various roles including Principal Group Program Manager, Chief of Starr, and finally Director of Product Management. He worked on various products at the company including HockeyApp, Azure, and various iOS and Android developer tools.

Ryan dedicates his free time as a Coach at Foundation Crossfit and volunteered as an Event Coordinator at the Olympic Music Festival He also founded his own company in 2003, Capitol Media, a product development consulting business supported by in-house subscription-based platforms. He attended Vanderbilt University where he earned his Bachelor's degree in 20th Century Critical Theory and Philosophy of Aesthetics.