Draft:Tom Ryan (business executive)

Tom Ryan is the founder of Pluto TV and CEO and President of Streaming at Paramount Global. He oversees the company's global direct-to-consumer division, which includes paid and free streaming through businesses such as Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

Education
Ryan has an AB from Dartmouth College and an MBA from INSEAD in France.

Early years
Tom Ryan's entrepreneurial career began when he co-founded Cductive, an early digital music retail company that Ryan later sold to EMusic in 1999. Following this, he had a postition with Virgin Mobile USA.

In 2008, Ryan became CEO of the graphic T-shirt retailer, Threadless.

Prior to founding Pluto TV, Ryan was the Senior Vice President of Digital Strategy at EMI Music.

Pluto TV
In 2014, Ryan co-founded Pluto TV, making him one of the first to bring Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services to the market. In 2019, he sold the company to Paramount (at the time ViacomCBS) for $340 million, and stayed as CEO.

Paramount Global Streaming
In October 2020, Tom Ryan was named President and CEO of Streaming at Paramount Global (formerly known as ViacomCBS Streaming). Under his leadership, the company launched Paramount+ in March 2021.

Advisor roles
Ryan is a founding board member of Smule, a social music site. He was previously on the board of Trunk Club and Society6. He was an angel investor in bot Smule and Trunk Club.

Personal life
Ryan lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and three children.