Rylan Rudolph Harris is a native Washingtonian. He is the son of the late Drs. Rudolph Harris, Branch Chief for the Food & Drug Administration, & Janette Hoston Harris, Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur, Author, Painter, Founder of the Washington DC Hall of Fame, & the first and only Historian for Washington DC serving under 6 of the 7 District of Columbia Mayors.

Rylan received his private elementary and high school education from the Potomac School in McLean Va, and Gonzaga College High School in Washington where he won Local, Regional and National Sales contest & Business Awards from Junior Achievement. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Hampton University where he participated in ROTC, Student Government and Yearbook which helped develop his passion and professional skills as a photojournalist.

Rylan started his career as a staff photographer with the D.C. Department of Recreation, and the Washington Star Tennis Tournament. He worked in various industries including five years with Citibank, opening new branch offices in Washington and Maryland. He worked in marketing for Encore Temporaries and The Rouse Company before moving into IT and Communications Technology where he spent 28 years designing and managing enterprise communication systems for PageMart, Inter-Tel Technologies, Mitel, & Vertical Communications. His design portfolio included local, regional, national and international solutions for MedStar Health, Hamilton Bank, K12 Inc, The Washington Capitals & Washington Mystics, National 4H Council, Maximus, Taconic Biosciences, Beretta USA, U.S. Department of HUD, Global Communities, ACDI/VOCA, the Association of American Railroads, and the American Psychological Association.

His memberships have included The Washington D.C. Board of Trade, The Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce, and The Fairfax Country Chamber of Commerce. Industry specific memberships included the Washington DC Vmug VMware user Group, Mitel Professional Services, Sales and Marketing Executives International, Commercial sUAS Remote Pilots Group, and Cannon Professional Services. His community activities include Food & Friends, The Washington D.C. Hall of Fame Society, The Jack Oleander Foundation Leadership Academy, The NAACP Image Awards Committee, Co-founder of The Henry Arthur Callis Beautillion, Board member and past President of the Dakota Crossing Homeowners Association, and board member of District Consortium Foundation.

Rylan is an art collector and golfer. He owns a photography business and commercial drone business. He is an avid traveler, last count 20 countries visited with a full bucket list to go. He is a hometown sports fan. His wife Beverly is from St Thomas USVI, they have three adult children, and are members of FBCG.