Ryan Alfred is President at Digital Assets Data, Co-Founder at Distributed Global. Investor at Distributed Global. Formerly at BrightScope. Harvard grad. 7x Ironman. Ryan Alfred is Co-Founder, President and COO of BrightScope and responsible for the day to day operations of the company. Ryan is a noted expert and frequent speaker on financial industry regulation and is actively engaged in the debate in Washington DC about issues relating to retirement. Ryan has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, BusinessWeek, USA Today, Pensions & Investments and numerous other national and industry publications. In 2012 Ryan was named to Forbes’ Top 30 under 30 in Finance and to the Smart Money Power 30. Previously, he was the Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer of Alfred Capital Management LLC, an independent registered investment firm located in La Jolla, CA. In addition to his work endeavors, Ryan and his brother, BrightScope CEO Mike Alfred, teach financial literacy to minority students through the Links Achievers Program, the Pathways to College Network, and Jack and Jill of America. Ryan and Mike also teach the Stock Market Game to high school students at Cathedral Catholic High School and San Diego High School. Ryan received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard University.