Keynote Speakers

John Heer

Ryan Armbruster
Director, SPARC
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN

Ryan Armbruster oversees Mayo Clinic’s SPARC Innovation Program. The SPARC program delivers research and development capabilities for healthcare delivery at Mayo Clinic. These capabilities include a unique methodology, resources and laboratory for health services innovation. In addition, Ryan also spends his time identifying and establishing collaborative relationships with internal and external organizations, and championing for the overall value of service design.

Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, Ryan worked in management consulting with Deloitte Consulting. He also developed and launched a startup company, Merdian Golf. He holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration with an emphasis in new product design and business development from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.