Speakers

A veteran of the 82^nd Airborne and Old Guard of Arlington National Cemetery, Fletcher came to notice as the brash young spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Shuttle Test Flight Program and was subsequently chosen as one of the “100 Most Eligible Bachelor’s in America” in 1982.

During the 1990s, he focused his attention on Media and Crisis Management and served clients worldwide – including Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Duke Energy, former Ukrainian President Petro Porochenko, among others.

After the birth of his two sons at the turn of the century, Fletcher moved to Hollywood and managed a famed production company that assisted in the production of such films as the Bourne Trilogy and Spiderman 2.

In 2015, he returned to Omaha to write and raise his family. Today, he is the gardener, dishwasher and dog walker for former Omaha City Councilwoman Colleen Brennan to whom he is also married.

Sabrina Weiss is the Senior Vice President of Development for Omaha Performing Arts (O-PA), a key leader in securing funding for major projects like the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement and the new Steelhouse Omaha venue, working to expand arts education and facilities in the city. She plays a vital role in fundraising and community engagement for O-PA's mission to bring diverse performing arts to Omaha. 

Founder, CEO/CIO

Ryan M. Fleischer

RFC, MScF, CEPA®, CAIA®-FA

Ryan Fleischer is founder, chairman & CIO of Revolution Group. He has spent his entire career helping people and institutions address their financial needs and goals. Ryan provides expertise in goals based investing and innovative portfolio construction to entrepreneurs, founding CEOs, and high net worth individuals and families.

Ryan and his family have a long history of entrepreneurship. His first endeavor at the age of 6 was raising sweet corn in the family garden and selling it door to door out of his wagon. He worked under his father and grandfather at a family owned business that was recognized as one of the most successful in the country by the Small Business Administration. Ryan has been a trailblazer and pioneer in the financial services industry achieving many awards and recognitions. He was instrumental in helping to bring sophisticated, private equity instruments to the wealth management industry.

Prior to forming Revolution Capital, Ryan worked with individuals, foundations, wealthy families as well as financial engineering a portfolio and serving as an outsourced portfolio manager for one of the world’s largest family offices. He served on advisory boards of private equity firms with over $46 billion of transacted investment volume.

Ryan currently resides in West Omaha with his wife and two dogs. He enjoys reading, traveling, hunting, fishing, and attending live sporting events.

Education

• Yale School of Management, MSF- Investment Management
• EDHEC Risk Institute of London, Certificate in Risk Management & Prior Fellow
• University of Nebraska- Lincoln, BS- Business Administration
• Metropolitan State University-Denver- Certificate in financial planning

Certifications

• RFC, International Association of Registered Financial Consultants
• CEPA®, Exit Planning Institute
• CAIA®-FA

Eric L. Ewing is a native of Omaha, NE. He is married and has three successful adult children and four grandchildren. He retired from the United States Navy, where he worked in Healthcare for 20 years.

• Associate Degree in General Studies from Vincennes University
• Undergraduate Degree in Workforce Education from Southern Illinois University at
• Carbondale
• Graduate Degree in Management from Bellevue University
• Graduate Certificate in Life Coaching from Bellevue University
• Graduate Certificate in College Teaching from Capella University.
• Currently working on his PhD in Post-Secondary Education from Capella University.

He has worked in higher education as an Academic Dean, Manager of Academic Advising, and Adjunct Professor for Bellevue University, Metropolitan Community College, and Omaha School of Massage and Healthcare of Herzing University.
 He is currently serving in the non-profit community as the Executive Director for the Great Plains Black History Museum.

 He currently serves on the following Board of Directors and Representative:
• Nebraska Museum Association
• Preserve Omaha
• Nebraska Arts Advocacy Network Representative
• Urban League of Nebraska Guild
• Arts, Culture & Preservation Committee for We Make Omaha
• Co-Chair of the 100 Black Men of Omaha’s Annual African American History Challenge.

Major General Craig W. Strong is a native Nebraskan who was born in York and grew up in Silver Creek. He began his military career in 1986 as an enlisted member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, Mobile Construction Battalion 15 (Seabees). He joined the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1993 where he completed Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1995.

MG Strong earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Nebraska in 1990, spending his junior year as an associate student at Keble College, Oxford University. In 1995, he earned a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2000, he earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska - College of Law. In 2016, he was a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Army War College earning a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies. In 2021, he completed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Seminar XXI, International Relations and National Interest Fellowship.  

MG Strong was appointed as the Adjutant General for the Nebraska National Guard on 7 July 2023. His military awards include two Bronze Star Medals, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and seven Meritorious Service Medals. He is also a recipient of the Department of the Army’s General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award.

MG Strong and his wife Jennifer reside in Lincoln and have two children, Jack and Claire, who are both recent graduates of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center respectively.