Ryan Crawford has successfully completed more than 130 executive search assignments for presidents, chancellors, vice presidents, deans, and other senior administrators at universities and colleges across the United States. Ryan joined Storbeck/Pimentel after nine years in the higher education practice of another executive search firm. As a partner with Storbeck/Pimentel, Ryan plays a key role in business development, candidate identification and recruitment, and client engagement. Prior to working in executive search, Mr. Crawford was a business reporter at the Gwinnett Daily Post, a newspaper in suburban Atlanta. He also worked as an associate reporter for MLB.com in Chicago. Ryan graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia with bachelors’ degrees in journalism and political science and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where he is now based.