Caryn Ryan is the Founder and Managing Member of Missionwell LLC. Caryn’s focus is on building and managing Missionwell’s world class team, setting the company’s vision, and leading corporate growth. She also serves as a financial advisor and senior strategist to select business partners. Caryn founded Missionwell out of the conviction that nonprofits and religious organizations should benefit from the same high quality financial and HR advice and services available to the for-profit sector.

Caryn has held financial leadership roles in some of the largest institutions in the world. As Chief Financial Officer for World Vision International, a $2.5 billion global relief and development organization operating in 80 countries, she led global financial operations and spearheaded corporate governance and shared service development projects. She established the organization’s global Treasury Center and led microfinance activities. Prior to World Vision, Caryn spent two decades with Amoco Corporation (merged with BP plc) in multiple financial roles, including CFO of Amoco’s downstream marketing and retail operations and CFO of BP’s International Oil Trading business.

Caryn is a sought-after keynote speaker and trainer, a visionary and early champion for virtual and shared service models for the nonprofit sector. She teaches at the Center for Non-Profit Management and the Christian Leadership Alliance on financial sustainability and board governance.

Caryn has an MBA from Northwestern University and received the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater Albion College. Caryn shares her expertise through leadership roles on numerous nonprofit boards. Presently, she serves as a director and officer of a Southern California credit union. She is a director at Union Rescue Mission, where she has chaired a variety of committees over the years. Caryn lives in Pasadena, CA, with her rescue dog, Russell, and enjoys travelling, particularly to visit her adult children in Seattle and dear friends in the USA and abroad.