Ryan Craig

Ryan Craig is an entrepreneur and investor in the education industry. Prior to founding University Ventures， Ryan founded and built Wellspring， the largest and leading organization of treatment programs for overweight and obese children， adolescents and young adults， including boarding schools， summer camps and after-school programs. Ryan headed the Education & Training sector at Warburg Pincus from 2001 - 2004. While at Warburg， Ryan led the investment in and established Bridgepoint Education （NYSE: BPI）. Ryan has served as a Board member of Bridgepoint since its founding in 2003. Also at Warburg， Ryan invested in and helped found Teachers Support Network， a leading provider of teacher recruitment and retention solutions for school districts. Ryan also led successful investments in Aspen Education Group and Mobile Productivity （now Service Repair Solutions）. Ryan has advised the U.S. Department of Education and served as VP Strategic Development for Fathom， the Columbia University online education company， from 1999 - 2001. Ryan began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. He received bachelor's degrees in Literature and Economics summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University， and his law degree from the Yale Law School.