Ryan is Director Organisational Performance at UKIFS, responsible for leading business operations, people function, security and communications.

Prior to this he has been COO at the Inertial Fusion Energy company First Light Fusion, led as Head of Electricity Construction (VP) for National Grid, as an Offshore Installation Manager on Shell’s flagship oil and gas ‘rig’ in the North Sea and a variety of interim roles.

His bedrock has been a career in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. His notable military assignments were Captain of the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Turbulent and teaching future submarine captains on the world-renowned Submarine Command Course ‘Perisher’.

He has a MA and MSc, is a Fellow of the Society of Leadership Fellows.