Ryan Hodapp serves as a vice president in the Sales division of American Beacon Partners, the parent company of American Beacon Advisors. His product specialist role entails coordinating and supporting the national sales efforts for all products and strategies the company markets on behalf of ARK Investment Management, including ETFs, separate account strategies and a mutual fund.
Prior to joining the company in 2021, Mr. Hodapp worked for Waddell & Reed, where he helped financial advisors with complex portfolio construction cases.
With more than 25 years of experience in the industry, Mr. Hodapp began his career at A.G. Edwards & Sons in 1998. Over the years, he has held the positions of manager research analyst at A.G. Edwards and Bank of America, and senior client portfolio manager at Columbia Threadneedle. He has also worked in an analyst relations capacity at Wells Fargo Asset Management and USAA Investments.
Mr. Hodapp earned an M.S. in Banking & Financial Services Management from Boston University. He received a B.S. in Finance from St. Louis University. He is a CFA® and CAIA® charterholder. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.