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Owen Ryan

Role

Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board at BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL)

Board role

Director · LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP (NYSE: LNC-PD)

Board role

Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL)

BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL)

Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Current mandate

Executive · Ceo · Enterprise Leadership
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6 reviewed
Profile ownership
Not yet claimed
Last reviewed
Sep 6, 2026
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Profile

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Overview

Professional record at a glance

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Current roles
32 current organizations shown on this profile
Board positions
22 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
Not establishedNo committee role is currently confirmed by the cited sources
Qualifications
Not establishedNo qualification is currently confirmed by the cited sources

Professional narrative

About

Owen Ryan serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director of BlackLine, Inc. He signed the Annual Report on Form 10-K as Principal Executive Officer on February 25, 2026.

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Current roles

Appointments & responsibilities

Executive appointments

Board appointments

Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL)

Current

Independence: Not independent

Source effective: 2026-03-25 · Observed: 2026-09-06T02:02:04.008048+00:00

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Governance

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Board and advisory record

Board service

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Director

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP

2023-01-01 · current

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Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

BLACKLINE, INC.

Current · start date not disclosed

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BLACKLINE, INC.

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Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board at BLACKLINE, INC.

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current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-21

Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at BLACKLINE, INC.

Start not stated → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-21

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Experience

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Published record

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Source 1 · Sec ProxyPublic profile sourceSupports Director at LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP (NYSE: LNC-PD).Open sourceSource 2 · Sec Def 14aPublic profile sourceSupports Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board at BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL), Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL), Board membership.Open sourceSource 3 · Sec FilingBL 10-K executive officersSupports AI and ML experience, Cybersecurity experience, Executive company, Executive title, Technology background.Open source

Basis

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Identifiers

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Record version
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Sources

Sources and published information

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

AI governance relevance · Source reportedAI governance relevance reported from role and filings1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board membership · CorroboratedServes on the board of BLACKLINE, INC.Supported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
Sep 6, 2026
Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Executive company · CorroboratedExecutive at BLACKLINE, INC.Supported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive function · Source reportedEnterprise Leadership (CEO)1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: Chief Executive Officer1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: Chief Executive Officer and Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 15, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

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  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000119312526157983/d66808ddef14a.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed Jul 12, 2026

    Supports: Director at LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP (NYSE: LNC-PD)

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000162828026020925/bl-20260325.htm

    Sec Def 14a · Tier not stated · Reviewed Sep 6, 2026

    Supports: Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board at BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL) · Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at BLACKLINE, INC. (NASDAQ: BL) · Board membership

  3. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 15, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Cybersecurity experience · Executive company · Executive title · Technology background

  4. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: AI governance relevance · Executive company · Executive function · Executive title

  5. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000119312526157983/d66808ddef14a.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership

  6. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666134/000162828026020925/bl-20260325.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership