Sr. Director - Behavioral Science
Ryan Maid is in his seventh full season with the Royals and third as the Sr. Director of Behavioral Science, after spending his first four years as the Director of Behavioral Science. He joined the organization in 2017 after spending two years with the Atlanta Braves as the Director of Performance Psychology.
Maid previously worked as a Navy Psychologist for seven years, serving as the Command Psychologist for Naval Special Warfare Training Command from 2013-17 and as the Officer in Charge of the Operational Stress Control and Readiness program for the Sixth Marine Regiment from 2011-13. He originally joined the Navy in 2010 through a postdoctoral fellowship program and was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Commander in March of 2017.
He earned his bachelor¡¯s degree in psychology with a minor in coaching from the University of Central Missouri in 2004. Maid furthered his education at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Mo., earning a master¡¯s and a doctorate in clinical psychology in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Born in Independence, Mo., Ryan, his wife, Erica, and son, Mason, reside in Kansas City, Mo.