Rye Finegan

Rye Finegan has been in the professional world since 2011. Starting as a Conservation Intern at Patagonia Sur, they then moved to The Nature Conservancy where they held two roles - Global Business Council Lead and Corporate Practices Coordinator & Associate. In 2017, they joined the Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. as the Innovation Programs, where they oversaw Denver Startup Week and worked on the Partnership's economic development initiatives. In the same year, they also took on the role of Head of Denver Startup Week. In 2020, they founded Colorado Startup Jobs and became the Co-Founder of Paired, a social-professional community for Colorado's founders, funders, and executive operators. Theirmost recent role is Strategic Partnerships at Stride, which they started in 2022.

Rye Finegan obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame. In 2019, they completed a Product Management program at General Assembly. Rye also attended Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, but did not receive a degree.