Ryan co-founded Icon Sports and Entertainment with Eddie Eusepi in 2007, bringing more than a dozen years of experience in the fields of sports and entertainment marketing and public relations to the company.

Ryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee in 1996 and his master's in sport administration from UT a year later. After working for five years in the fields of public and media relations in pro and college sports, he spent the next five years working in marketing and sponsorships, first with the Tennessee Titans organization and then with Live Nation.

Ryan focuses primarily on administering the charitable programs of the foundations Icon operates, as well as publicity and marketing efforts.

Eddie is a co-founder of ICON Sports and Entertainment. He brings more than twelve years of sports and entertainment industry experience to the company, which he co-founded with Ryan Altizer in 2007.

Eddie is a 1998 graduate of Belmont University. His past experience includes management positions in minor league sports and, most recently, six years of marketing, entertainment, and operations management with the Dallas Cowboys.

Eddie's primary responsibilities and areas of expertise with ICON include general marketing, event, sponsorship and endorsement sales, and special event operations.