Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on April 29 at RSAC 2025 in San Francisco with Dan Brennan and Ryan Flanagan, Managing Directors at ICR. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed how ICR advises its customers in cybersecurity, AI, and investor relations concerns, how the company differentiates itself in the market with its decades-long Wall Street experience, among other topics.
Watch the interview below:
About Dan Brennan
Dan provides public relations services for B2B technology companies, with a specialization in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advertising and marketing technology, eCommerce and more. In his 20 years of agency experience, he has helped businesses in every stage of growth from young startups to established tech giants and enjoys the opportunity to tackle unique communications challenges while building positive market-defining awareness. Dan has worked on several IPO and SPAC transactions and has had the privilege of working with a number of recognizable brands including Citrix, Criteo, Alteryx, Bitly, RSA Conference, RSA Security, Darktrace, Bigcommerce, Desktop Metal, Ultimaker, AspenTech and Verisign.
Dan sees communications as a critical facet of broader corporate strategy for B2B tech businesses and leverages his experience to help clients develop and execute bespoke communications strategies that build brand and drive tangible business outcomes.
Outside of ICR, Dan loves coaching (and cheering for) his kids’ sports teams and hitting the ski slopes with his friends and family any chance he gets.
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.
Ryan does as much as possible with his family, friends, kids and dog in his free time, including traveling, golfing, hiking, skiing, reading and cooking.
About ICR
Founded in 1998 by three former Wall Street analysts and lifelong collaborators, ICR was built to develop and deliver impactful strategic communications and advisory solutions for companies at every stage of growth.