Ryan Staake is an American Director known for conceptually- interesting, technologicallydriven videos and interactive experi-ences.

In past years, Staake worked as a Human Interface Designer at Apple in Cupertino, CA, contributing to the design of the iPhone, iPad and MacOS. After leaving Apple to found his own design and video practice (Pomp&Clout), he quickly began working with forwardthinking artists like Major Lazer, alt-J, Route 94, Diplo, A-Trak, Caribou, Yelle, Nicolas Jaar and brands such as Balencia- ga, Scion, Duolingo and Visa.

Now in New York, Ryan oversees and collaborates with an incred- ibly talented team of designers, VFX artists and programmers daily at Pomp&Clout.