# David Ryland

> David Ryland is the co-founder and former co-CEO of Streamline Healthcare Solutions. He previously co-founded Askesis Development Group in 1993 and served as its COO. After Askesis was sold in 2002, he and fellow founder Javed Husain established Streamline in 2003. His career spans software design, development, sales and implementation.

- **Role:** Co-founder at Streamline Healthcare Solutions
- **Organizations:** Streamline Healthcare Solutions, Askesis Development Group
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Co-founded two software businesses, Askesis Development Group and Streamline Healthcare Solutions., Helped build Streamline through its twentieth anniversary in 2023., Streamline's 2023 overview reported over 100 customer organizations in more than 25 states and over 350 employees.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Co-founded Askesis Development Group; served as COO.
- **2002** — Askesis Development Group was sold.
- **2003** — Co-founded Streamline Healthcare Solutions with Javed Husain.
- **2017** — Identified as Streamline co-CEO; discussed customer-led software development in a company video and introduced its blog.
- **2023** — Gauge Capital announced a growth investment and recapitalization of Streamline in partnership with founders and management.
- **2024** — Welcomed Navid Asgari as Streamline's incoming CEO in the March 11 announcement.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two software businesses, Askesis Development Group and Streamline Healthcare Solutions.
- Helped build Streamline through its twentieth anniversary in 2023.
- Streamline's 2023 overview reported over 100 customer organizations in more than 25 states and over 350 employees.

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Publicly welcomed Navid Asgari as Streamline CEO; the announcement identified Ryland as co-founder.
- **2023-03** — Commented on Gauge Capital's investment in Streamline and the next phase of company development.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-ryland-7b5b0533

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Last updated: 2026-10-27