Ryan Dipede

Ryan Dipede | Senior Executive

Ryan Dipede is a senior executive and former management consultant with 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions, and advisory services focused on the healthcare, financial services and technology sectors.  With a background in medicine and corporate finance, Ryan Dipede has spent the majority of his 15 year career helping healthcare and financial services executives solve some of their toughest problems.  Ryan Dipede spent the past 2 years at Bridgewater Associates, most recently in the role of Chief Operating Officer for Client Service & Marketing.  Prior to Bridgewater, Ryan DiPede worked as a management consultant in London and New York (as Principal with the Boston Consulting Group), where he focused on leading teams across mergers and acquisitions, strategic projects and business development for private equity clients and Fortune 100 firms across the US, major European markets and central Asia.  With a passion for learning, Ryan has traveled to more than 40 countries over the past decade.

Senior Management Associate at Bridgewater Associates

2011 - January 2013

Reporting to the co-CEO, co-led client service operations for one of the world's largest hedge funds, servicing institutional clients (foreign governments and central banks, corporate and public pension funds, university endowments and charitable foundations). Developed internal operating strategy for client service through execution of the highest professional services standards and the firm's management culture. Managed operating budget, including oversight of China operations and provided management leverage to co-department head for internal communications.

Principal at The Boston Consulting Group, New York

2008 - 2011

Focused on M&A advisory, corporate strategy / development. Led commercial due diligence projects for private equity clients leading to successful transactions (+$1B). Co-managed the global program office (~75 countries) of a $40B post-merger integration. Served as transformation lead, partnering with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in the US and Europe to identify highest-value opportunities, address challenges, and transform enterprises.

Manager / Principal at L.E.K. Consulting

2005 - 2008

Engagement manager leading project teams of PhDs, physicians and associates on commercial due diligence projects for large private equity clients. Focused on identifying, analyzing and recommending merger and acquisition targets leading to successful transactions. Worked with Fortune 100 clients to solve key challenges including corporate strategy development, research and development strategy, resource optimization, business unit strategy and evaluation of acquisition opportunities.

Strategy Manager, European Operations at Eli Lilly & Company

2003 - 2005

Senior member of the European Operations Leadership Team, aligning investments across UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and European middle-sized countries. Created long-term scenario planning using options analysis for organizational agility. Implemented portfolio management for increased asset, resource, and demand management. Advanced the firm's 'Innovation Center' capabilities to accelerate strategic European projects.

Sr. Associate, Venture Capital at Conduit Ventures Limited

2001 - 2002

Conducted strategy reviews with senior members of investee firms' management team to maximize commercialization opportunities in Europe. Developed and delivered presentations to US institutional investors. Deal activity included structuring the analysis a potential investment of a European spin-off and negotiating with senior management for the acquisition of a joint venture.

National Director at GL Management

1995 - 2001

Physiologist at Medical Diagnostics Systems (MDS) International Inc.

1994 - 1995

London School of Economics and Political Science

2004 – 2005

MSc

Concentration: BioMedicine

London Business School

2001 – 2003

MBA

Concentration: Finance and Strategy

The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

2002 – 2002

MBA exchange program

Concentration: Marketing and Strategy

The University of Western Ontario

1990 – 1994

BSc (HON.)

Concentration: Kinesiology / Physiology

Ryan Dipede is an avid runner, having completed 60+ Marathons in 25+ countries (including two 7-day desert runs across China and the Middle East) and multiple Ironman™ triathlon finishes. Over the past decade, Ryan Dipede has raised over $100k+ for congenital heart disease through his charitable efforts with the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the British Heart Foundation.