Ryan Roemerman

“Clarity is the catalyst for change. Complex issues need clear messages that resonate.”

Ryan Roemerman is a partner at Lexicon Strategies, leading communications, public affairs, and business development for clients. He helps brands and changemakers tell their stories, build impactful programming, and move the needle with key audiences and decision makers.

He began his career co-founding a nonprofit that helped pass safe school and civil rights laws by helping young people tell their stories and motivating public and political action. He then launched a national campaign with NBCUniversal in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, focused on creating supportive learning environments, and developed a certification program to help schools build their capacity. The program started in Iowa, served as a model in Oregon, and was replicated in Washington, D.C., with support from the U.S. Department of Education, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, D.C. Office of Human Rights, and Child Trends, with funding from the National Institute of Justice.

Ryan went on to manage communications and public policy for Out Leadership, a global business advising firm, and then served as a long-time consultant to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights as the founding executive director of their LGBTQ Institute. He also served as senior strategist and director of innovation, helping refine The Center’s leadership and advocacy efforts, successfully launching programs and campaigns with partners like Delta Air Lines, Bank of America, The Coca-Cola Foundation, the George W. Bush Institute, Freedom House, and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. His most recent clients have included the Atlanta Braves and the American Medical Association Foundation, among others. 

Throughout his career, Ryan has turned insight into action—building alliances, driving campaigns, and designing strategies that deliver measurable impact.

Based in Atlanta, Ryan has served on various nonprofit boards, including youthSpark, The Alliance Theater Advisory Board, and as Well-Being Effectiveness Impact Area Advisor for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Most recently, he co-chaired the Mayor’s Inaugural LGBTQ Advisory Board and currently serves on the Grant Wood Art Colony National Advisory Board. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Iowa.

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