Michael Ryan
President, Rhode Island Division - National Grid
Michael F. Ryan is President of the Rhode Island distribution company of National Grid. Mr. Ryan joined the former Narragansett Electric Company in 1994. Prior to that, he served for eight years as the Rhode Island Director of the offices of United States Senator John H. Chafee. Mr. Ryan spent almost ten years in the executive branch of Rhode Island state government – first as a Legislative Assistant to the Lieutenant Governor and later as Special Assistant and Press Secretary to Governor J. Joseph Garrahy.
Mr. Ryan is vice chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education and chairs its Finance Committee. He was appointed by Governor Carcieri to serve as a member of the Board of Governors of the Rhode Island Commodores, and the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council. He is the former chairman of Grow Smart Rhode Island and serves on the boards of several organizations including Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Kent Hospital, Professional Facilities Management (PFM), Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, Urban Collaborative and Navigant Credit Union. He also serves as chairman of Boy’s Town New England. Mr. Ryan is on the board of trustees for the John E. Fogarty Foundation, is a council member on The Governor’s Growth Planning Council, is a member of the Providence College President’s Council and the Junior Achievement CEO Council.
Mr. Ryan is a 1974 graduate of Rhode Island College, a 1993 graduate of Leadership Rhode Island and has been named to the Rhode Island College Alumni Honor Roll. In 2006, he was the recipient of the Alumni Service Award from Rhode Island College. He and his family reside in Warwick, Rhode Island.
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