Ryan Schlitt

Ryan Schlitt is a managing director and the global head of the private capital advisory group, Aviditi Advisors at Piper Sandler.

Prior to joining Piper Sandler, Schlitt served as chief executive officer & co-founder of Aviditi Advisors. After its founding in 2019, Aviditi Advisors grew from a start-up to a global organization with over 55 people and offices in New York, London, Dallas and Munich prior to its acquisition by Piper Sandler in 2024. Schlitt has more than 24 years of financial services experience as a founder, CEO or senior management member of the leading private capital advisory groups at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Credit Suisse Securities and Aviditi Advisors. Schlitt has originated, executed, distributed or been a member of teams that have completed more than 500 capital raises and secondary transactions, aggregating to nearly $600 billion.

Schlitt received a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.