Cillian Ryan

Ryan received his BA and MA in Economics from University College Dublin and his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. Prior to his current appointment, he was Pro Vice-Chancellor at De Montfort University, Leicester (2014–2016), and was the founding Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Birmingham (2011–2014). Other roles at the University of Birmingham included Deputy Head of the College of Social Sciences, (2008–2014), Head of the European Research Institute (2005–2008), Director of the University's Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence (1998–2014), and holder of the Jean Monnet Chair in European Economics (1998–2014).

Ryan has advised the European Commission, UNCTAD, the WTO and many national governments on matters relating to Trade in Services particularly Financial Services and Financial Service regulations, ranging from NAFTA in the 1980s to the present day. Most recently he has been and advisor to the UK Cabinet Office on the UK Treasury and BIS EU Balance of Competencies Reviews.

He is the Chair of the Leicestershire Police Ethics, Integrity and Complaints Committee, a member of the board of the Economics Network, an Honorary Professor at the University of Birmingham, and has served in a variety of capacities the Higher Education Academy, the European Jean Monnet Network, and the Royal Economics Society (including running the UK Royal Economics Society Easter School from 1992–2001).

His edited volumes include:

• "Financial Market Integration and Growth; Structural Change and Economic Dynamics in the European Union " P.J.J Welfens, Ryan, C, (eds). Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, 2011. ISBN 978-3-642-16273-2
• EU-ASEAN: Facing Economic Globalisation, P.J.J Welfens, Ryan, C, Chirathivat, S, and F Knipping (eds). Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, 2009, XVI, 246 p. 48 illus., ISBN 978-3-540-87388-4
• INTEGRATION IN ASIA AND EUROPE: Historical Dimensions, Comparative Analysis and Politico-Economic Dynamics, Chirathivat, S, Knipping, F, Ryan, C and P.J.J Welfens (eds). Springer-Verlag Heidelberg (2005).

In 2008 he was the recipient of the EIIW European Economics Science Prize and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts in 2014.

He is the son of Richie Ryan, the former Irish Minister for Finance. Ryan was educated at Synge Street CBS.