Ryann Richardson is a trailblazing tech marketer, founder, keynote speaker, and Diversity and Inclusion leader whose work sits at the intersection of brand strategy, cultural advocacy, and social equity. After spending a decade building and transforming global brands, she made history as the 50th Anniversary Miss Black America—an achievement that amplified her mission to champion underrepresented voices and expand representation across industries.
Ryann’s marketing expertise includes shaping national campaigns and leading major brand expansions. She directed a company’s presence at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, helped scale MetroPCS after its T-Mobile acquisition, and developed Uber’s first comprehensive multicultural marketing strategy. During her time at Uber, Ryann co-founded the employee-led Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, a grassroots movement dedicated to driving cultural, policy, and organizational change in response to the company’s well-publicized challenges.
Her career has included roles as Vice President and Head of North American Marketing for UK-based aviation marketplace Victor, as well as leadership positions across fast-growth tech and consumer brands.
Ryann Richardson is a tech marketer-turned-founder and Diversity & Inclusion leader spent 10 years building brands then made history when she became the 50th Anniversary Miss Black America
Her work earned her a spot as the youngest honoree on Savoy Magazine’s list of Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America and set her on the path of discovering her unique purpose as a champion for underrepresented voices.
She’s credited with directing the company’s marketing presence at the 2016 Democratic National Convention and later developed Uber’s first comprehensive multicultural marketing strategy.
After experiencing the negative effects of the company’s, now-infamous, toxic culture Ryann co-founded Uber’s employee-led Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, a grassroots team dedicated to social and policy change within the organization.
Ryann Richardson was previously Vice President and Head of North American Marketing for UK-based private aviation marketplace app, Victor, and early in her career, worked on the national expansion of the MetroPCS wireless brand after T-Mobile’s acquisition of the then-regional company.
Today, Ryann Richardson is a Keynote Speaker and host. Through her national speaking tour, she’s reached thousands of people of color, women, marginalized people, and allies with talks on social equity, representation, and culture.
Her TED Talk on the Politics of Beauty and Power comes to TED.com in early 2020 and she stars in the upcoming feature documentary, Subjects of Desire, exploring the evolution of American beauty standards and the appropriation of Black cultural aesthetics.
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