10 Facts About Ryann Richardson

Ryann Richardson is an American political activist, tech entrepreneur, and the 50th Anniversary Miss Black America.

Ryann Richardson spent 10 years in the tech industry, and held leadership roles at Uber and Victor.

Ryann Richardson co-founded ExecThread, a networking platform for executives, and founded Ellington Lafayette Co.

Ryann Richardson worked in the tech industry as a marketer for 10 years and was the youngest honoree on Savoy Magazine's list of Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.

Ryann Richardson actively supported Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and was a national surrogate for his campaign, speaking on his policy as it related to the lives of people of color.

Early in her career, Ryann Richardson worked on brand expansion for T-Mobile and launched the MetroPCS brand in its Mid-Atlantic markets.

Ryann Richardson is credited with building Uber's on-site activation lounge at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Ryann Richardson began traveling the US speaking on issues of social equity, representation, and culture and gave a TED Talk in 2019.

Ryann Richardson's speaking focuses on messages for women and minorities in spaces, like the tech industry, where they are underrepresented.

In 2018, at age 28, Ryann Richardson won the 50th Anniversary Miss Black America pageant in Kansas City, MO after taking first-place honors in the competition's swimsuit and projection phases.