Ryan Smith is a seasoned technology leader and product architect, currently Vice President of Intelligent Store Technology at Walmart Global Tech. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Grabango (2019–2024) and Chief Product Officer at Sight Machine (2013–2019), shaping scalable platforms for retail automation and analytics. Earlier in his career, he co-founded 4DC, building web services, hardware, and networking solutions. His academic pedigree combines a PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy, and Surgical Guidance Software from Washington University in St. Louis with a physics/computer science background from Illinois Wesleyan University. Based in San Francisco, he brings a rare blend of deep technical depth and strategic leadership to translate research into practical, scalable software and hardware systems.
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