Chief of Operations
Languages: English, Spanish
Ryan Bixenmann, Ph.D., is the Chief of Operations for Limelight Rainforest. Prior to joining Limelight Rainforest, Ryan was a Senior Science Officer at the California Council of Science and Technology (CCST), where he connected subject matter experts with state decision-makers to create science-informed polices that better serve Californians. Ryan was an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Division of Graduate Education. As a Policy Fellow, he was part of an interagency task force to modernize graduate education and carry out President Obama’s strategic plan for STEM education. After the Fellowship, he was the Director for Ph.D. Career Services at Michigan State University, where he developed and implemented a multifaceted approach to raising career awareness and preparedness among doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars. Then, as a Policy Analyst and Program Manager with Professional Development Hub(pd|hub), Ryan helped build the organization from an innovative idea to a funded and growing organization that curates graduate professional development resources.
Education
Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Utah
B.S. Biology, Colorado Mesa University