Ryan Kolln serves as the CEO of Appen, where he is responsible for leading the global strategy for data pipelines that power the world's most advanced AI models. He has overseen a significant structural pivot, transforming a legacy global operations company into an agile, expert-led technical research partner.
As a public company CEO, technology investor, and operational strategist, Kolln has a track record of driving large-scale multi-national corporate turnarounds.