Ryan Siegerist is the chief financial officer at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Prior to joining AGSIW, Siegerist worked with several trade organizations in and around Washington, DC managing areas of finance and operations. His previous roles include working as the senior director of finance and operations for the Association for Career and Technical Education, a member organization serving 25,000 educators, and the director of finance and operations for the Developers Alliance, a member organization serving 74,000 software developers.

Siegerist holds an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University in political science with an emphasis in foreign policy and a master’s in business administration.