Ryan seeks to tell stories on (U.S.) history, politics, law, and culture that: 1) ground contemporary affairs in novel or overlooked context, and 2) amplify previously underrepresented voices. Toward this end, he is pursuing graduate studies in history at Oxford—on a full Marshall Scholarship—to bolster his understanding of the landscapes from which our most pressing issues arise.

Ryan was a Global News Intern at the Associated Press, an Asian American Journalists Association VOICES Fellow, and the Daniel Steiner Fellow at Harvard Magazine, among other roles. His work has shaped campus policy, city politics, research discussions, and syllabi, and won multiple national writing contests, including the Associated Collegiate Press’s 2023 Feature Story of the Year Award (1st Place), the AAJA’s 2024 Student Excellence in Written Reporting Award (1st Place), and the New York Times' Eighth Annual Found Poem Contest. His coverage has been cited in the Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, The Hill, US News and World Report, Politico, Business Insider, TeenVogue, The Marshall Project, and more.

In May 2025, he graduated from Harvard University, where he majored in History, Literature, and Government. He led The Crimson’s metro coverage as its inaugural Metro Desk Editor and served on its police accountability and law beats.