Ryan Nowicki is an Assistant Vice President on the Asset Stewardship Team of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), focusing on shareholder activism and special situations. At SSGA, Ryan is responsible for developing and implementing SSGA's global proxy voting policies and guidelines across all investment strategies, and managing SSGA's proxy voting activities and issuer engagement on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Prior to joining State Street, Ryan served as a member of the BlackRock Sustainable Investing team, responsible for corporate strategy and development in roles across Tokyo, London and New York. Ryan has a degree in Business Administration from Cornell University.