Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan was the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In office from October 2015 to January 2019, he was the youngest speaker in nearly 150 years. During his tenure, Ryan spearheaded efforts to reform our nation’s tax code for the first time in a generation, rebuild our national defense, expand domestic energy production, combat the opioid epidemic, reform our criminal justice system, and promote economic opportunity.

Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau, Ryan brings audiences an inside perspective on the policy decisions and economic issues he confronted during two decades in Congress and as Speaker of the House. Prior to becoming Speaker, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. As chairman, Ryan worked to protect health care choices, advance free trade, and strengthen the economy. Before that, he served as chairman of the House Budget Committee, where he outlined revolutionary blueprints to balance the federal budget and pay off the national debt. In 2012, Ryan was selected to serve as Governor Mitt Romney’s vice presidential nominee. First elected to Congress in 1998 at age 28, Ryan represented the people of Wisconsin’s First Congressional District for two decades.

In 2019, Ryan launched the American Idea Foundation, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that expands economic opportunity by partnering with local organizations and academics to advance evidence-based public policies. In 2021, Ryan was named a Partner at Solamere Capital, and in 2022, he was named Vice Chairman of Teneo, a global CEO advisory and consulting firm.

Currently, Ryan is a senior advisor to JPMorgan Chase and a member of its Security & Resiliency Initiative’s Advisory Council. His corporate and advisory work spans finance, technology, and national security, including positions on the Boards of Directors of Fox Corporation, SHINE Medical Technologies, and Xactus. He advises Robert Bosch GmbH and defense technology companies EdgeRunner AI and HawkEye 360.

In addition to his work in the private sector, Ryan is a Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame and a distinguished visiting fellow in the practice of public policy at the American Enterprise Institute. He is Co-Chair of the Commission on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the American Workforce and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute and the Board of Directors of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ryan has also written two books, The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea and American Renewal: A Conservative Plan to Strengthen the Social Contract and Save the Country’s Finances.

Ryan and his wife, Janna, have three children: Liza, Charlie, and Sam. He holds a degree in economics and political science from Miami University in Ohio and was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the university.

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