HRE Health & Benefits Leadership Conference 2018

Ryan Picarella
President
Wellness Council of America


As CEO of the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA), Ryan works with communities and organizations around the world to ignite social movements that will improve the lives of all working people in America and beyond. With a deep interest in culture and sociology, Ryan approaches initiatives from a holistic perspective that recognizes the many paths to well-being that must be in alignment for long-term healthy lifestyle behavior change. Ryan brings immense knowledge and insight to WELCOA from his background in psychology and a career that spans human resources, organizational development and wellness program and product design. Ryan lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and two twin girls and enjoys an active role in the community, currently serving on the Board for the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition in Omaha. Ryan has a Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Northern Arizona University.

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