James Ryan

Founder at 1809 Capital

65 year

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James T.
Ryan is the founder of 1809 Capital, which was founded in 2021.
He currently holds positions as a Trustee at DePaul University, a Member-Civic Committee at The Commercial Club of Chicago, and a Member-Civic Committee at The Business Roundtable since 2013.
Previously, he served as Chairman & President at W.W.
Grainger, Inc. from 2016 to 2017.
He also held positions as a Member-Civic Committee at The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois) and as a Trustee at The Museum of Science & Industry.
Mr. Ryan obtained an MBA from DePaul University and an undergraduate degree from Miami University in 1980.

James Ryan active positions

Companies	Position	Start
DePaul University	Director/Board Member	-
The Commercial Club of Chicago The Commercial Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2010-03-28
The Business Roundtable The Business Roundtable Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-07-07
1809 Capital 1809 Capital Investment ManagersFinance 1809 Capital (1809 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by James T. Ryan, Mark R. Richey, and Tim R. Holcomb. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, Ohio.	Founder	2020-12-31

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Former positions of James Ryan

Companies	Position	End
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2016-09-30
The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois) The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Economic Club of Chicago engages in fostering connections among leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues. It also cultivates the next generation of civic leadership. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
The Museum of Science & Industry The Museum of Science & Industry Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry operates as a museum. It conduct exhibitions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Director/Board Member	-

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Training of James Ryan

DePaul University	Masters Business Admin
Miami University	Undergraduate Degree

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Listed companies	1
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.	Distribution Services

Private companies	5
The Commercial Club of Chicago The Commercial Club of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Commercial Club of Chicago works to shape the future of the region to make it a better place for everyone to live, work, and do business. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's civic committee has announced violence reduction goals and commitments to help address public safety.	Commercial Services
The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois) The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Economic Club of Chicago engages in fostering connections among leaders to encourage dialogue on important economic and social issues. It also cultivates the next generation of civic leadership. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Commercial Services
1809 Capital 1809 Capital Investment ManagersFinance 1809 Capital (1809 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by James T. Ryan, Mark R. Richey, and Tim R. Holcomb. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, Ohio.	Finance
The Museum of Science & Industry The Museum of Science & Industry Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry operates as a museum. It conduct exhibitions in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Consumer Services
The Business Roundtable The Business Roundtable Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Commercial Services

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