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Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on February 2 at Nasdaq MarketSite with Ryan Flanagan, Managing Director at ICR. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-at-Large Jarrett Banks, and they discussed the upcoming RSAC 2026 conference as the Super Bowl of cybersecurity marketing, the most common mistakes cybersecurity companies make when communicating with investors, the top questions ICR is hearing from investors and companies, among other topics.

About ICR
ICR was founded in 1998 by former sell-side analysts Tom Ryan and Chad Jacobs, alongside attorney John Flanagan. The firm’s differentiated service model pairs capital markets veterans with senior communications professionals, creating teams that understand both what needs to be said and how investors will receive it. Today, ICR is one of the largest independent strategic communications and advisory firms in North America, with more than 400 team members across offices in New York, Connecticut, Boston, San Jose, London, and Beijing.
About Ryan Flanagan
Ryan provides investor relations services primarily to enterprise software companies. Having spent over a decade on Wall Street as an equity analyst (Monness Crespi & Hardt and Wedbush Securities), Ryan has comprehensive IR knowledge and industry contacts that he leverages to advance his client’s corporate messaging, financial modeling and transactions. Since joining ICR, he has advised on many IPOs, SPACs and issues where private companies are looking to explore the public markets.
Ryan helps clients evolve and optimize their investor messaging by taking a concise and steady approach, underpinned by stable execution. A huge part of his value proposition is identifying potential problems that may not have been already known.
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