▁president ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁CE O . ▁Ryan ▁continues ▁to ▁found ▁and ▁invest ▁in ▁companies ▁through ▁Al ley Cor p , ▁a ▁vent ure ▁capital ▁firm ▁he ▁founded ▁with ▁D w ight ▁M err iman ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁an ▁M . B . A . ▁from ▁IN SE AD . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Ryan ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁working ▁at ▁United ▁Media . ▁Ryan ▁launched ▁the ▁D il bert ▁web ▁site , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁popular ▁com ic ▁strip ▁created ▁by ▁Scott ▁Adams . ▁Ser ving ▁as ▁senior ▁V P ▁of ▁business ▁and ▁fin ance , ▁he ▁helped ▁lead ▁a ▁rest ruct uring ▁effort ▁that ▁increased ▁United ▁Media ' s ▁prof its ▁five fold . ▁Ryan ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁with ▁Euro ▁Disney ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁invest ment ▁bank er ▁with ▁Pr ud ential ▁In vest ment ▁Corporation ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Double Click ▁ ▁Ryan ▁helped ▁build ▁Double Click ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁first ▁as ▁president ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁CE O . ▁  D uring ▁this ▁time , ▁Double Click ▁grew ▁from ▁a ▁ 2 0 - person ▁startup ▁to ▁a ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁company ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁employees . ▁Double Click ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁for ▁$ 1 . 1 ▁billion ▁to ▁Hell man ▁and ▁Fried man ▁L LC ,