Ryan Pederson has over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry, currently serving as an Assistant Director at the Directors Guild of America since January 2010. Prior to this role, Ryan worked as a Global Media Manager at Young Living Essential Oils from May 2018 to May 2021 and served as Office Manager at The Mark Gordon Company from January 2016 to January 2018. Ryan holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Producing (film) from Columbia University, completed between 2013 and 2016, and possesses an Advanced Executive Certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in addition to studies at Emerson College from 2002 to 2004.