Executive Bio: Ryland L. Harrelson

Ryland Harrelson is executive vice president, administrative services, and serves on the management committee.

Ryland Harrelson is executive vice president, administrative services, responsible for human resources, risk and compliance, team services, operational excellence, and corporate real estate, and serves on the management committee. Partnering with the TSYS business units, he has designed and implemented innovative and contemporary human resources strategies that have materially improved the competitiveness of the organization.

Before joining TSYS, Harrelson was a human resources director at Sears, Roebuck & Co. He has been recognized by several national publications for his work in transforming the human resource role into one of strategic business partner, and he has spoken at several international conferences on the topic of emerging human resource practices for information technology organizations.

Harrelson earned a bachelor’s degree from N.C. Wesleyan College. He is also a graduate of the human resource executive program at the University of Michigan’s school of business.