Primary Job Title Founder Primary Organization This App Saves Lives
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Regions Greater Philadelphia Area, Great Lakes, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Ryan Frankel is the CEO and Founder of This App Saves Lives. Previously, he was CEO and Co-Founder of VerbalizeIt, a language translation platform acquired by Smartling in 2016. VerbalizeIt was incubated in Techstars and featured on the ABC TV series, Shark Tank.
He is an MBA graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an
undergraduate alumnus of Haverford College where he studied Economics and Spanish and pitched for the varsity baseball team.
Prior to Wharton, Ryan was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Special Situations Group in New York City where he focused on middle market private equity transactions and the operational management of the portfolio companies.
He is also a recipient of the 2013 Class of 35 Top Travel Innovators and a frequent columnist in Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Wharton, and OPEN forum by American Express.
Ryan is an endurance enthusiast who has enjoyed competing in an Ironman triathlon and multiple marathons.
