Ryan Boland is vice president at Fidelity Charitable®, an independent public charity that has helped donors support more than 190,000 nonprofit organizations with nearly $21 billion in grants since its inception in 1991. The mission of Fidelity Charitable® is to further the American tradition of philanthropy by providing programs that make charitable giving simple and effective.. He brings deep knowledge and technical expertise to donors who wish to contribute sophisticated assets, such as privately held C-corp or S-corp shares, to charity. Mr. Boland works directly with donors, their advisors, and corporate and business lawyers to facilitate the charitable contribution of these assets to achieve the most favorable tax treatment with the greatest charitable impact. Prior to joining Fidelity Charitable, Mr. Boland was a partner at the law firm of Taylor, Ganson & Perrin, LLP, in Boston. His practice focused on estate and trust planning, estate administration and real estate. Mr. Boland also taught Wills, Estates & Trusts as an adjunct lecturer at New England Law Boston (formerly known as the New England School of Law). Earlier in his career, he served as an appellate court attorney for the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Judicial Department. Mr. Boland received his bachelor of science degree in business administration from Providence College and his juris doctorate, cum laude, from the New England School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York.