Ryan Gutierrez
Senior Director
Biography
Dr. W. Ryan Gutierrez work as the Senior Director for the Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he oversees the people, projects and budgets for the center.
Ryan previously worked as the program specialist for the De Pree Center’s cohorts (2022-2023) and the director of operations for the Office of Vocation Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary (2017-2021). He earned PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary (2025), a Master of arts in Theology from Fuller (2016), and a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Point Loma Nazarene University (2011). He has also participated in local church congregations in various capacities, including serving as a board member, running an inclement weather shelter for the homeless of San Diego, and leading a ministry to sick and elderly congregation members who are unable to attend regular church services.
