Ryan L. Binkley
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF GENERATIONAL GROUP
PRESIDENT OF THE WAY TO FREEDOM
FOUNDER AND SENIOR PASTOR OF CREATE CHURCH
Ryan Binkley is the CEO and Co-Founder of Generational Group, a premier full-service business advisory firm specializing in middle-market, privately held companies. Since its inception in 2006, Generational Group has become a leading advisor in the M&A industry, successfully completing over 1,700 transactions. The firm’s comprehensive services include strategic growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A services, and wealth management. In addition to his role at Generational Group, Mr. Binkley is the majority shareholder in a successful digital solutions company and a restaurant group based in Dallas.
Generational Group, headquartered in Dallas, operates 16 U.S. regional offices, including Chicago, Denver, and Irvine, California. With a workforce of over 450 employees across its affiliated companies, Generational Group has garnered numerous awards and accolades for its exceptional performance and contributions to the M&A industry. The M&A Advisor recognized the firm as Investment Banking Firm of the Year in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022. Additionally, Generational Group was honored as Valuation Firm of the Year and M&A Consulting Firm of the Year in 2022 and 2023.
Before founding Generational Group, Mr. Binkley built a diverse industry background, gaining experience in consumer products at Procter & Gamble, healthcare services at Boston Scientific Corporation, and technology consulting in the private sector. Beyond his corporate achievements, he founded and serves as the senior pastor of Create Church, a multigenerational and multicultural congregation in Richardson, Texas. For three decades, he has volunteered his time to support the local church, inner-city missions, and collegiate ministries, with the message of helping people fulfill their created purpose in life.
Driven by a vision to restore America’s economic and spiritual foundation, Mr. Binkley ran for President of the United States in the 2024 Republican Primary. He continues to support President Trump’s message and mission though supporting the America First Policy Initiative, the National Faith Advisory Board, and the Christian’s Engaged organizations. He also founded The Way to Freedom, a 501(c)(4), to bring a message of hope and economic freedom to the next generation through his podcast and speaking engagements.
Ryan Binkley earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with dual majors in Finance and Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, where he was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business.
Dedicated To Family
For Ryan Binkley, family always comes first.
Born in Columbus, Georgia, Ryan and his brother were raised by his parents, John and Sharon Binkley, in Dallas, Plano, and then finally McKinney, Texas where the family bought and renovated a century-old home.
Growing up, Ryan played high school football as a tight-end and linebacker. He got his first job in 5th-grade delivering papers.
From his parents, Ryan learned the importance of hard work, service, and obedience to God. Ryan’s father was a small business owner and salesman who showed his son that if you are faithful in the small things, God will reward you with greater opportunities.
Ryan met his future wife, Ellie, when they worked together in Young Adult ministry. Together, they shared a love of God and a commitment to service. While raising their five (now college-aged) children, Ryan and Ellie have passed on a love of God and community to their children and served together as leaders in business and the faith community across America.
Committed To Faithful Service
Ryan Binkley first felt the call to ministry in 1995 while on a mission trip with his church to Guatemala.
In 1999, soon after they were married, Ryan and Ellie began their life in ministry together, serving as the Directors of the Metro Atlanta Masters Commission at Victory World Church in Norcross, Georgia.
In 2001, after Ryan’s brother was tragically killed in a collision with a drunk driver, they felt God’s call to return to Ryan’s hometown of Dallas to help with his family’s business and begin a new ministry.
From 2009 to 2012, Ryan and Ellie served as elders and pastors at Covenant Church’s College and Career Ministry. Today, they serve as Lead Pastors of the ministry they founded, Create Church, which is dedicated to helping “people find and fulfill their created purpose in Christ.”
Driven To Innovate
Ryan Binkley graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a passion for entrepreneurship. He went to work in the consumer products industry with Procter and Gamble, services with Boston Scientific Corporation, and technology consulting in the private sector.
After returning to the Dallas area to help run his family’s business after his brother’s untimely death, Ryan earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.
In 2005, he launched the company that would become Generational Group, where he currently serves as President & CEO, providing leadership for the strategic direction of the company and managing the Capital Services, Valuation, and Advisory teams as they work directly with Generational Equity clients through the transaction process.
Under Binkley’s leadership, Generational Group, recognized as the North America Investment Bank of the Year by the M&A Advisor in 2022, guides business owners on how to grow and sell their companies even in difficult times. He believes similar strategies can be applied to the future of our country and economy.