Ryan Macpherson is a Portfolio and Investment Manager at Autodesk Foundation, the corporate foundation of Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK). In this role, Ryan leads sourcing, due diligence and deal execution of Autodesk’s impact investments into world class technology solutions using design and engineering to solve society's most pressing problems. Much of Ryan’s career has focused on developing new financing mechanisms and incentive structures to support the commercialization of breakthrough technology innovations, which he has done through leading investment operations at PRIME Coalition, directing the 2016 MIT Clean Energy Prize, and establishing new technology transition programs within the Department of Defense and General Services Administration. Ryan holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.S. with high distinction in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia.