RYSR’s grown quickly since being founded in late 2022. Many of our partners have been in operation for years.
RYSR works through a collection of affiliated partners and strategic partners in the form of a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
We are composed of a group of 501(c)3 entities committed to one or more of the three pillars of the RYSR mission.
We continue to grow by adding like-minded partners.
We have an experienced management team.
We have provided crisis relief and quality of life aid in over 170 regions of the world.
Core Values
Partnering with other organizations
Compassion
Integrity
Helping people in crisis
Helping people build sustainable lives
Increasing visibility to human needs.
We operate as a change agency focused on increasing visibility to human needs and serving as a conduit to gather resources from generous donors and investors and disseminate those resources worldwide through our initiatives.
RYSR aims to be the platform that enables an abundance of funding to be directed towards humanitarian relief and development efforts globally. Our role is to increase awareness of challenges facing communities in need and amplify the impact of generosity.
RYSR Leadership Team
E. Lee Wyatt, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
E. Lee Wyatt, Jr is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fortune Brands Home & Security from 2011 until his retirement at the end of 2017. He held a similar position at Hanesbrands from 2005 until 2011. Both companies were successfully spun off from parent companies to become independent public companies. During his 40 years of experience working with public and private companies, Mr. Wyatt has held similar positions at companies like Sonic Automotive and Sealy. He starting his career at Deloitte.
Mr. Wyatt currently serves on the board of directors of Interpublic Group, Cole Haan and Source Digital, a tech startup company as well as charitable organizations. He is also the Chief Executive Office of startup company RYSR.
Dave Gunter
Chief Financial Officer
Dave has 41 years of consulting and advisory experience and provides a range of services, including business strategy, forecasting, revenue and donor analysis, and cost structure management and operational efficiency. He has held chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, and treasury officer positions at publicly traded companies, and worked with numerous churches as a consultant and advisor.
Patrick Stuart
Chief Operations Officer
Patrick Stuart, Ed.D., is a former school administrator, educator, and coach at schools in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas over a 36 year career. He continues to consult schools and school boards during times of transition of leadership.
In June of 2022, he became the Chief Operations Officer of the startup humanitarian organization RYSR.
Joe Carson
Partnership Coordinator
Joe Carson, is a former Dentist, Executive Director of the Memphis Dream Center, and Global Missions Pastor at The Life Church of Memphis. He continues to work as an Associate Leadership Facilitator with Lead Beyond and as a part of the Development team of Serve Source, a communication platform connecting over 70 Disaster Response organizations and thousands of volunteers, enhancing communication, collaboration, and effectiveness of response efforts during crisis events.
In June of 2024, he became the first Partnership Coordinator for RYSR, developing strategic and affiliated partnerships with humanitarian aid organizations, community development leaders, and indigenous local nonprofits to see lives saved and opportunities enhanced globally.
An answer
for the challenges of disaster and scarcity.
RYSR envisions accomplishing this by leveraging the wealth and resources of investors, donors and partners.
In doing so, we provide an answer to the challenges posed by disasters, scarcity and lack of access to basic services, while also creating opportunities for portfolio growth for those who invest their capital with us.