“My personal vision would be for Portland to be a place where people of all walks of life feel welcome and accepted and see an opportunity to thrive personally and professionally, regardless of their socioeconomic status, race, gender, religion, or political leanings,” Ryland Moore, director of business development, investment advisor, and firm principal told Business for a Better Portland (BBPDX) when asked his vision for how Portland can be better. The organization, which is bringing together businesses to help build a better future and legacy for Portland, spoke with Ryland about how their work intersects with him and with Arnerich Massena.

In the interview, Ryland speaks to why Arnerich Massena joined BBPDX and how the two organizations share a common mission: “BBPDX creates awareness and makes it possible for companies like ours to coalesce around some of the most trying and difficult issues facing our community,” he says. “we are all busy in growing our businesses and serving our clients, but BBPDX gives me and our firm the opportunity to do more… It provides a collective voice by organizing BBPDX members to help stand up for the needs of Portland at a local, regional, and state level.”

He also talks about the ways Arnerich Massena is working toward effecting change and making an impact, both through its investments and in its community service work, including the recent FEED PDX campaign, in which the firm partnered with The Hopscotch Foundation to raise $50,000 to feed Portland students and their families during the pandemic. “If our children are educated and have the love and support of the community, they truly can do anything they want. The barriers that many in our community face like education, housing, food, and transportation – especially from an early age – is daunting and overwhelming. Anything I can do do help break down those barriers I believe is the greatest gift I can give to our future generations.”

Read Ryland’s full interview at https://www.bbpdx.org/updates/arnerich-massena