Anna Birkart & John Ryan

Anna “Chiara” Birkart (’23, M.S. entrepreneurship) and John Ryan (’21, B.S. entrepreneurship; ’23 M.S. entrepreneurship) were married Sept. 28, 2025. They met in 2022 in a  course taught by Jason Lortie, associate professor of entrepreneurship, and took several of his courses together. Lortie served as the officiant at their wedding.