Ryan Junee

Bio

Ryan Junee is an entrepreneur, start-up advisor and technophile. Most recently he was a Product Manager at YouTube, joining in 2008 after Google acquired his company Omnisio. At YouTube Ryan launched version 2.0 of the video annotations feature, launched YouTube RealTime, lead the team developing the video player, and founded a new internal project exploring movie rentals on YouTube.

As CEO and Co-Founder of Omnisio, Ryan was responsible for developing the initial product, driving the company’s strategic direction and ultimately negotiating the sale to Google. Prior to Omnisio, Ryan was Director of Strategic Partnerships for venture-backed start-up Sensory Networks. As the first employee, Ryan helped guide the company through its first four years of growth.

Ryan dropped out of the PhD program in Electrical Engineering at Stanford to pursue his passion for high technology startups. He holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, as well as Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Engineering, Finance and Commercial Law from the University of Sydney. Ryan lives in San Francisco, California, and in his spare time enjoys flying a Cessna 172, snowboarding, kiteboarding and playing music.

Press

Selected articles:

• Inc. Magazine (article on Y Combinator), Jun 2009, “Can Paul Graham Mass Produce the Start-up?”
• AFP, April 2009, “YouTube lets users see what friends are watching”
• FHM Australia, January 2009, “10 Millionaires Under 30 and what they can teach you”
• Sydney Morning Herald, November 2008, “Silicon Valley Success for Savvy Aussies”
• Advance, October 2008, “View From the Top – Ryan Junee”
• Smart Company, August 2008, “Aussie online video entrepreneurs sell out to YouTube for $US15 million”
• NewTeeVee, July 2008, “Google Buys Omnisio for YouTube”

Education

M.S.(EE) – Stanford,

B.E.(Computer Engineering) Hons I – University of Sydney,

B.Com.(Finance, Commercial Law) – University of Sydney

In 2008, Ryan was named Alumni of the Year by the University of Sydney.

In 2009, Ryan received special recognition by the Pearcey Foundation for contributions to the ICT industry in NSW.