<p>Ryan is an alumnus of the prestigious Peter Stark Producing <span class="caps">MFA</span> Program at <span class="caps">USC</span>. He received his BA in Film Studies and Production from Hofstra University. Before that he pursued a degree in Accounting from Villanova University and spent a year at Cambridge University in England studying Economics and Terrorism.</p> <p>Ryan started Spoke Lane Entertainment to produce a variety of projects for the publishing and film worlds. The first project out of his banner is the graphic novel Harbor Moon. Financed independently and produced by Spoke Lane, book is set for release on March 8, 2011 and has been garnering a tremendous amount of critical praise thus far.</p>