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Kelly Ryan

Chief Compliance Officer at ZAIS Group

Firm officerUpdated

Kelly Ryan has been Chief Compliance Officer of Zais Group LLC, a Holmdel, NJ investment adviser managing $5.26B, since March 2022.

4
Years in role
$5.26B
Firm AUM
30
Firm clients
19
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 4 June 2026Form ADV

Career

Kelly Ryan is not listed as a control person, but directly owns under 5% of ZAIS Group. Kelly Ryan holds a BA from Seton Hall University and a JD from Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

ZAIS Group is an investment adviser based in Holmdel, NJ, registered with the SEC since 1997. It provides investment management. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other clients. Its regulatory assets under management total $5.26 billion, as filed on 4 June 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Kelly Ryan is Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director of ZAIS Group, with responsibility for the firm's Compliance function. She chairs ZAIS's Conflicts and Cross Trades Committee. In 2017, Ms. Ryan joined the Goldman Sachs Bank Corporate Governance team as a Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary, returned to ZAIS Group in 2019 as a Compliance Specialist and was named Chief Compliance Officer on March 31, 2022.

Key facts

CRD
6821920
Firm
ZAIS Group · CRD 108371
Role
Chief Compliance Officer
In role since
March 2022 · 4 years
Control person
Not listed
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
Holmdel, NJ
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does Kelly Ryan work?

Kelly Ryan has been Chief Compliance Officer of Zais Group LLC since March 2022.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 4 June 2026

How can I verify Kelly Ryan’s record?

Kelly Ryan’s role is listed on Zais Group LLC’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 108371.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 4 June 2026

Leadership at ZAIS Group

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 6821920, checked 22 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Zais Group LLC, filed 4 June 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. ZAIS Group team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.