Ryan Colkitt

Accomplished executive with 25 years of extensive experience in product development, sales, operations, and product management. Currently serving as Director of Product Management at Sagent Lending Technologies, leading the development of Dara AI—an AI-powered platform transforming the $14 trillion mortgage servicing industry.

Ryan's career is marked by transformative achievements: boosting Net Promoter Score from -26 to +26 at Wolters Kluwer while generating over $6M in revenue with 28% profit margins, and launching systems at JPMorgan Chase that reduced fee leakage by $15.4M annually. His expertise spans strategic leadership, technology innovation, and cross-functional team leadership across some of the most respected names in financial services.

As founder of Vaspera Capital, Ryan channels his "vibe coder" passion into building AI-driven companies that make cutting-edge technology accessible to everyday people. His development projects—including NutriFitAI, WealthSynapse, VasperaShield, VasperaTrade, and VasperaMemory—exemplify his commitment to innovation and his ability to ship products that solve real problems.

Based in Boston, Ryan combines executive-level product leadership with hands-on technical expertise in modern AI tools like Supabase, Vercel, Cursor, Claude Code, and Pinecone. His mission: illuminate opportunities others overlook, building companies with the potential to transform industries through quiet brilliance and unexpected genius.