GCBR Expert

Ryan Williams

GCBR role:

Member, GCBR Expert Network

Job title:

Business Continuity/Crisis Response

Organisation:

Ryan Williams

Geographic focus:

North America, South America

Languages: English, Spanish

Here is a detailed, 500-word biography that fully incorporates your professional depth, military background, and personal interests in the gym and Jiu-Jitsu. 🛡️ Ryan D. Williams: Business Resilience and Security Leader Ryan D. Williams is a highly accomplished executive and Certified Protection Professional (CPP) with a distinguished 15-year career built upon a foundation of military service and advanced corporate security leadership. His expertise centers on strategic Business Resiliency Management, a discipline he has successfully applied across major corporate, technology, and defense sectors, ensuring organizational preparedness and continuous operations in the face of complex global threats. Currently serving as a Business Resiliency Manager at Zillow Group, Ryan is pivotal in safeguarding the company’s functions against unforeseen disruptions. His responsibilities include the development, implementation, and rigorous testing of comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery plans. He excels at orchestrating these large-scale readiness efforts, leveraging his deep understanding of risk assessment and business impact analysis (BIA) to identify vulnerabilities and create proactive mitigation strategies. Ryan’s approach is fundamentally collaborative; he routinely works with cross-functional executive teams and external vendors to align preparedness protocols, ensuring seamless coordination across the entire operational ecosystem. Ryan’s experience is anchored by significant tenures in high-stakes security environments. As the Regional Security Manager at Robinhood, he managed security operations, personnel, and property across five critical locations in the Eastern United States. In this role, he was the lead for Crisis Management and Health and Safety, expertly coordinating emergency response with local administration and managing regional threat assessment processes in collaboration with HR and Compliance departments. Before that, as a Physical Security Manager at Raytheon Missiles Systems (RMS), Ryan directed a substantial team of over 100 security professionals—including armed response forces, dispatchers, and administrators—while managing the implementation of robust security frameworks for asset protection, access control systems, and classified facility construction. His professional discipline was forged during his time as a Security Supervisor with DynCorp International in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he coordinated 10-to-50-person security teams and cultivated strategic relationships with US, NATO, and host nation forces to evaluate and address critical threat-vulnerability assessments (TVAs). This work followed his dedicated Active-Duty service in the United States Air Force. Academically, Ryan holds an M.A. in Homeland Security from American Military University and a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Utah Valley University. He is proficient in crucial security platforms, including Lenel, Avigilon, and Resolver. Outside the corporate and defense spheres, Ryan remains committed to discipline and strategic challenge. He is a passionate enthusiast of Jiu-Jitsu, valuing the martial art for its cerebral demands, physical conditioning, and emphasis on continuous improvement—qualities he brings to his professional life. He also commits to regular training in the gym, maintaining the high level of physical and mental conditioning necessary for effective leadership in high-pressure environments.

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