Ryan James Jessup is the Director of External & Legal Affairs for Impact Journals. Earned a Juris Doctor as well as a Master’s in Public Affairs & Administration from Western Michigan University in 2015 after receiving a Bachelor of Science from Thomas Jefferson University's School of Business in 2008.

Ryan's work has been previously highlighted in an interview by Eric Michaels, of the eHealth radio network, for launching the Rapamycin Press Medical Blog as well as articles like "Law Suits in Science" and "Information Access in the 21st Century: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly"