Ryan Kavanaugh

Ryan Kavanaugh (born 1974) is an American film financier. He co-founded Relativity Media and served as its CEO, brokering deals between Wall Street investors and major film studios. He credited his risk-assessment algorithm for Relativity Media's initial success. He stepped down as CEO after Relativity Media's second bankruptcy filing and subsequently founded Proxima Media, which held a controlling stake in Triller from 2019 to 2022.