CEO/Founder Shaun Ryan of SLI Systems

Dr. Shaun Ryan is Chief Executive Officer of SLI Systems. Shaun has 10 years of experience in search technologies. As a co-founder of SLI Systems, he was one of the developers of the company's unique "Learning Search" site search technology. Shaun was also an original founder of GlobalBrain, his first site search technology company bought by one of the world's leading portals Snap/NBCi.com in 2000, which he and his fellow founders bought back and later renamed SLI Systems. Prior to GlobalBrain, his background includes consulting with organizations such as international health technology company Invacare. Shaun is a frequent speaker at the Search Engine Strategies conferences in the U.S. and UK, and posts regular insights on site search trends to SLI's blog. In addition, his retail search bylines have published in Chief Marketer and Multichannel Merchant magazines. Shaun has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Canterbury.