Ryan Smith is the Founder and CEO of i1031. His background combines institutional banking experience, treasury management operations, commercial real estate financing, and more than two decades of web application and technology development.
Early in his career, Ryan worked inside regulated financial institutions where he was responsible for deposit operations, cash management systems, and funds transfer protocols that required strict dual custody procedures and strong risk controls.
Throughout his banking career, he has helped finance more than $200 million in commercial real estate transactions for owner users and real estate investors.
Alongside his work in banking and finance, Ryan has been building web applications and user interfaces since the late 1990s, giving him a rare blend of financial operations experience and software development insight.
This combination of institutional grade compliance discipline, technology development, and real estate finance expertise ultimately led him to create i1031, a platform designed to modernize the 1031 exchange process while maintaining the operational safeguards required when administering exchange transactions.
i1031 is a modern Qualified Intermediary that provides a secure and organized intelligent platform for 1031 exchanges combining institutional banking with compliance focused processes and real time visibility.