Unreasonable Mentors

Ryan Shanks

Managing Director, Europe Innovation & The Dock, Accenture's Global R&D and Innovation Team

Ryan is an Unreasonable Mentor. Ryan has participated in 5 programs, including Unreasonable CHANGE 2022, and has advised over 69 Unreasonable companies.
International executive with 20 years experience improving business performance across the private and public sectors. The theme throughout Ryan’s career and his expertise lies in the intersection of business strategy, people and technology.
 
Ryan engages Accenture’s clients in differentiated innovation services to uncover and accelerate the delivery of new ideas that add value. Ryan leads Accenture's innovation efforts across Europe, where the team seeks to invent the future in Europe together with Accenture's clients and partners. In addition, Ryan is the Managing Director at The Dock, Accenture’s Global Centre for Innovation in Dublin - a living, breathing innovation hub acting as an accelerator for Accenture and its clients to unlock value. It researches, incubates, prototypes and pilots new propositions with pioneering clients across multiple industries and sectors.
 
His experience ranges from innovation to corporate operating model design to digital culture change and leadership development. Ryan has experience across several industries such as telecommunications, software, banking and the public sector. He is a global thought-leader on talent and organisation strategy who frequently presents at academic, governmental and business events.
 
An American, Swedish and Irish national with international experience having been based for a number of years in Chicago, Stockholm and Dublin while managing projects across North America, Europe and Asia.