Ryan W. Gillis
DirectorRyan W. Gillis is a Director and a senior member of BGL’s Infrastructure vertical, focusing primarily on Digital Infrastructure, advising founder-owned and private equity-backed companies across the digital infrastructure ecosystem in the U.S. and international markets.
His experience spans M&A and strategic advisory, with additional experience in debt and equity capital markets. Over the course of his career, Ryan has executed 100+ advisory and capital markets transactions, representing $50+ billion in aggregate deal volume.
He supports BGL’s coverage of businesses tied to the continued expansion of connectivity, broadband, fiber networks, data center infrastructure, managed services, wireless infrastructure, and other mission-critical digital infrastructure assets. His expertise is particularly relevant as demand for digital capacity, cloud adoption, and AI-related infrastructure investment continue to drive strategic and financial investor interest across the sector.
Prior to joining BGL, Ryan held investment banking roles at Houlihan Lokey and Wells Fargo Securities.
Education
- MBA, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
- B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz
Certifications
- Series 6
- Series 79
- SIE
