Ryan Melkonian is the Founder and Managing Partner of Melkonian Capital Management. With over 20 years of investment experience, Ryan is responsible for overseeing the firm’s investment portfolio and chairs the Investment Committee. Prior to founding Melkonian Capital, Ryan spent nine years at First Long Island Investors, LLC where he was a principal and Senior Portfolio Manager with oversight of in excess of $1 billion in assets invested across multiple asset classes. Ryan is actively involved in a number of community and philanthropic organizations, including, among others, serving as the Chairman of the Board of Harboring Hearts Foundation as well as a member of Cornell University’s ILR School’s Advisory Council. Ryan received his B.S. from Cornell University and his M.B.A with Honors from Columbia University. Ryan is a Chartered Financial Analyst.