Ryan is the Lead Specialist for National Grid’s Vegetation Strategy team. He is responsible for the long-term planning and strategy supporting National Grid’s distribution assets in Massachusetts, which includes developing annual budgets, work plans, and representing National Grid during regulatory proceedings. Ryan has also worked in National Grid USA’s Real Estate department, where he began mapping the company’s property records along transmission lines and analyzing vegetation management rights. Ryan graduated from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Design in 2006 and is an ISA Certified Arborist.