Ryan has three decades of executive leadership and entrepreneurial experience in the insurance, investment and banking industries across three continents. Qualified as an actuary, Ryan has a particular focus on the sustainable development and growth of financial services businesses and products through the sound application of risk management and innovation.
Now an investor, advisor and company director, Ryan was previously an Executive Board Director and founder at Melbourne-based investment firm, Wingate (including the development and leadership of the now $1bn Wingate Investment Partners Trust) and Managing Director of Wingate Property for 15 years, leading the successful execution of more than $5bn in property debt and equity investment.
He was the Founder and Chief Actuarial Officer of Destiny Health, a Chicago-based health insurance company, spearheading what is now commonly referred to as the “Consumer Driven Healthcare” sector in the USA and an executive at Discovery, the global shared value insurance company, including the invention and leadership of the Vitality incentive-based wellness program.
Ryan was awarded a BSc (Actuarial Studies) from the University of Witwatersrand, is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
