Ryan Serhant

About

Ryan Serhant (born July 2, 1984) is an American real estate broker and reality television personality. He is founder and CEO of Serhant, an American real estate firm, as well as the lead and executive producer of Owning Manhattan, a reality show on Netflix.

Serhant was raised in Topsfield, on the North Shore of Massachusetts. He attended the Pingree School and Hamilton College, where he majored in English literature and theatre. After graduating in 2006, Serhant moved to New York City to launch an acting career, eventually starring as Evan Walsh in As the World Turns.

In 2008, Serhant was hired at Nest Seekers International, where he became executive vice president and managing director. On September 15, 2020, he announced that he was starting his own real estate firm, Serhant, using his social media presence and TV appearances to market the company’s brand. Competitors have criticized Serhant for prioritizing himself over his clients.

In 2010, Serhant auditioned for Million Dollar Listing New York, a spin-off of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, and starred in the show alongside Frederik Eklund. Serhant…