Hi, I’m Ryan.

I’m a technically grounded product manager obsessed with understanding complicated systems, connecting ideas across disciplines, and leading teams to turn that understanding into a practical path forward.

Current full-time gig is Product @ GitHub working on agentic developer experiences (I was the founding PM on the GitHub Copilot CLI!). I’ve also spent over a decade building and operating MCParks, a Minecraft theme park community.

Selected work

Ryan Hecht speaking into a microphone on the Maker Faire Orlando main stage while fellow MCParks Owner Darren sits beside him

Selected project

MCParks

Real-world theme parks recreated at 1:1 scale in Minecraft and operated as a live server since 2013.

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Featured appearance

Minecraft Makers: How MCParks builds theme parks

Maker Faire Orlando 2025

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Ryan Hecht presenting GitHub Copilot CLI on the GitHub Universe 2025 stage as audience members raise their hands

Selected project

Founding PM: GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub Copilot’s coding agent for the terminal.

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Power agentic workflows in your terminal with GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub Universe 2025

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