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Ryan formed the Settles Hotel Development Company in 2006.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/big-country/ready-for-occupancy-historic-hotel-settles-to | title=Historic Hotel Settles in Big Spring returns to its former glory| author=John Mangalonzo| date=April 13, 2013| publisher=Abilene Reporter-News| access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> He purchased the [[Settles Hotel]] for $75,000<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/BigSpringTexas/BigSpringTexasSettlesHotel.htm | title=Settles Hotel| publisher=Texas Escapes| access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> and restored it to reopen February 2015. The restoration took six years and $30 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://texasarchitects.org/v/article-detail/Hotel-Settles-A-Bell-Cow-Rings-Again/d2/ | title=Hotel Settles: A Bell Cow Rings Again| publisher=Texas Society of Architects| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> Ryan used old photographs and blueprints to closely replicate the original design of the 15-story hotel.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mrt.com/life/article_4983dbfe-6708-11e2-8250-0019bb2963f4.html | title=Hotel Settles opens as West Texas destination location| author=Megan Lea Buck| date=January 27, 2013| publisher=Midland Reporter-Telegram| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> He also purchased four city blocks in Big Spring, including the Ritz movie theatre on Main Street and an old bus depot.<ref name=texas/> |
Ryan formed the Settles Hotel Development Company in 2006.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/big-country/ready-for-occupancy-historic-hotel-settles-to | title=Historic Hotel Settles in Big Spring returns to its former glory| author=John Mangalonzo| date=April 13, 2013| publisher=Abilene Reporter-News| access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> He purchased the [[Settles Hotel]] for $75,000<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/BigSpringTexas/BigSpringTexasSettlesHotel.htm | title=Settles Hotel| publisher=Texas Escapes| access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> and restored it to reopen February 2015. The restoration took six years and $30 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://texasarchitects.org/v/article-detail/Hotel-Settles-A-Bell-Cow-Rings-Again/d2/ | title=Hotel Settles: A Bell Cow Rings Again| publisher=Texas Society of Architects| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> Ryan used old photographs and blueprints to closely replicate the original design of the 15-story hotel.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mrt.com/life/article_4983dbfe-6708-11e2-8250-0019bb2963f4.html | title=Hotel Settles opens as West Texas destination location| author=Megan Lea Buck| date=January 27, 2013| publisher=Midland Reporter-Telegram| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> He also purchased four city blocks in Big Spring, including the Ritz movie theatre on Main Street and an old bus depot.<ref name=texas/> |
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In 2011, Ryan was named one of [[Texas Monthly|Texas Monthly’s]] 25 Most Powerful Texans.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/18/texas-monthlys-25-most-powerful-texans/ | title=Texas Monthly’s 25 Most Powerful Texans| author=Evan Smith| date=January 18, 2011| publisher=The Texas Tribune| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> [[Irish America (magazine)| Irish America]] honored him on its Business 100 list for Irish-American leaders in 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://irishamerica.com/business-100/| title=Irish America Business 100| publisher=Irish America| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, he won a [[Stevie Awards|Stevie award]] for Executive of the Year in Accounting.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2943_25109.cfm | title=Company: Ryan LLC, Dallas, TX| publisher=The American Business Awards| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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Ryan is chairman of the [[University of North Texas]] board of regents.<ref name=mean>{{cite web| url=http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/02/brint-ryan-purchasing-naming-rights-for-1-million.html/ | title=Brint Ryan set to purchase naming rights for $1 million| author=Brett Vito| date=February 17, 2015| publisher=Mean Green Sports| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.unthsc.edu/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2011-2012_UNTHSC_Full_Catalog.pdf | title=Catalog 2011-2012| publisher=University of North Texas| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> He is also on the executive committee of the board of directors of the Texas Association of Business, and the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association. He is a member of the [[American Institute of Certified Public Accountants]], the [[Institute for Professionals in Taxation]], the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants,<ref name=pike/> and the Dallas Citizens Council.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dallascitizenscouncil.org/who-we-are | title=Who We Are| publisher=Dallas Citizens Council| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> He is on the board of the [[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association]], the Junior League of Dallas Community Advisory Board, and the [[American Heart Association]] Board of Directors.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/prnewswire/press_releases/Texas/2011/06/14/DA18237| title=Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Names G. Brint Ryan to Affiliate Board| date=June 12, 2011| publisher=Austin Business Journal| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> Ryan is the vice president of the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] Foundation. He is also chair of The Friends of Wednesday’s Child.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/robert-miller/20150408-laura-w.-bush-to-speak-at-wednesdays-child-luncheon.ece | title=Laura W. Bush to speak at Wednesday’s Child luncheon| author=Robert Miller| date=April 8, 2015| publisher=Dallas Morning News| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> Ryan serves on the advisory council for [[Habitat for Humanity]] in Dallas and Dream Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasareahabitat.org/web/guest/dreamdallas |title=What is Dream Dallas |publisher=Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity |access-date=August 28, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220051307/http://www.dallasareahabitat.org/web/guest/dreamdallas |archivedate=December 20, 2014 |df= }}</ref> |
Ryan is chairman of the [[University of North Texas]] board of regents.<ref name=mean>{{cite web| url=http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/02/brint-ryan-purchasing-naming-rights-for-1-million.html/ | title=Brint Ryan set to purchase naming rights for $1 million| author=Brett Vito| date=February 17, 2015| publisher=Mean Green Sports| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.unthsc.edu/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2011-2012_UNTHSC_Full_Catalog.pdf | title=Catalog 2011-2012| publisher=University of North Texas| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> He is also on the executive committee of the board of directors of the Texas Association of Business, and the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association. He is a member of the [[American Institute of Certified Public Accountants]], the [[Institute for Professionals in Taxation]], the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants,<ref name=pike/> and the Dallas Citizens Council.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dallascitizenscouncil.org/who-we-are | title=Who We Are| publisher=Dallas Citizens Council| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> He is on the board of the [[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association]], the Junior League of Dallas Community Advisory Board, and the [[American Heart Association]] Board of Directors.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/prnewswire/press_releases/Texas/2011/06/14/DA18237| title=Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Names G. Brint Ryan to Affiliate Board| date=June 12, 2011| publisher=Austin Business Journal| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> Ryan is the vice president of the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] Foundation. He is also chair of The Friends of Wednesday’s Child.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/robert-miller/20150408-laura-w.-bush-to-speak-at-wednesdays-child-luncheon.ece | title=Laura W. Bush to speak at Wednesday’s Child luncheon| author=Robert Miller| date=April 8, 2015| publisher=Dallas Morning News| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> Ryan serves on the advisory council for [[Habitat for Humanity]] in Dallas and Dream Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasareahabitat.org/web/guest/dreamdallas |title=What is Dream Dallas |publisher=Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity |access-date=August 28, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220051307/http://www.dallasareahabitat.org/web/guest/dreamdallas |archivedate=December 20, 2014 |df= }}</ref> |
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Ryan was a contributing editor to the Guidebook to Texas Taxes in 2013.<ref>{{cite book| title=2013 Guidebook to Texas Taxes| isbn=978-0808032168| date=December 29, 2011| author=Eric L. Stein}}</ref> He was appointed to the Texas legislature commission examining state economic development efforts by lieutenant governor [[David Dewhurst]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://gov.texas.gov/files/ecodev/Select_Committee_Report.pdf | title=Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature| publisher=The State of Texas| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick]] named Ryan chairman of an advisory committee in 2015.<ref>{{cite journal| title=Patrick names 55 business leaders to advisory boards| author=Terrence Stutz| date=January 16, 2015| journal=Dallas Morning News}}</ref> He was appointed to serve on the Taxpayer Advisory Group by [[Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts]], [[Susan Combs]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.flexworks.org/fw-news/Panelists2011.shtml | title=Building a Culture of Workplace Flexibility| publisher=Flexworks| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
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From 2000 through 2014, Ryan supported various political campaigns totaling more than $5 million. He donated over $800,000 to former Comptroller [[Carole Keeton Strayhorn]], and $210,000 to Dan Patrick, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Ryan also gave approximately $2.5 million to the Ryan Texas PAC, which has supported Texas politicians since 2000 and raised over $4.5 million towards their campaigns.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20141029-dallas-tax-firm-a-big-contributor-to-front-runner-for-comptroller.ece | title=Dallas tax firm a big contributor to front-runner for comptroller| author=Marissa Barnett| date=October 29, 2014| publisher=Dallas Morning News| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref name=usa/> |
From 2000 through 2014, Ryan supported various political campaigns totaling more than $5 million. He donated over $800,000 to former Comptroller [[Carole Keeton Strayhorn]], and $210,000 to Dan Patrick, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Ryan also gave approximately $2.5 million to the Ryan Texas PAC, which has supported Texas politicians since 2000 and raised over $4.5 million towards their campaigns.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20141029-dallas-tax-firm-a-big-contributor-to-front-runner-for-comptroller.ece | title=Dallas tax firm a big contributor to front-runner for comptroller| author=Marissa Barnett| date=October 29, 2014| publisher=Dallas Morning News| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref name=usa/> |
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Ryan co-founded a political action committee supporting Rick Perry’s bid for the [[Republicanism in the United States|Republican]] presidential nomination in 2012. Ryan was chief fund-raiser for Governor Perry’s presidential PAC.<ref name=texas/> He also serves as finance chairman for all three super PACs supporting Perry’s bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/rick-perry-super-pac-fundraising-17-million | title=First on CNN: Rick Perry super PACs raise nearly $17M| author=Sara Murray, Theodore Schleifer| date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> He and his wife have contributed over $4 million to state officials and political causes.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/19-billion-reasons-talk-about-texas-business-incentives | title=19 Billion Reasons to Talk About Texas Business Incentives| author=Jason Cohen| date=December 4, 2012| publisher=Texas Monthly| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> He also belonged to the group TexasOne, which recommended companies for the governor to recruit for relocation to Texas.<ref name=texas/> |
Ryan co-founded a political action committee supporting Rick Perry’s bid for the [[Republicanism in the United States|Republican]] presidential nomination in 2012. Ryan was chief fund-raiser for Governor Perry’s presidential PAC.<ref name=texas/> He also serves as finance chairman for all three super PACs supporting Perry’s bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/10/politics/rick-perry-super-pac-fundraising-17-million | title=First on CNN: Rick Perry super PACs raise nearly $17M| author=Sara Murray, Theodore Schleifer| date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> He and his wife have contributed over $4 million to state officials and political causes.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/19-billion-reasons-talk-about-texas-business-incentives | title=19 Billion Reasons to Talk About Texas Business Incentives| author=Jason Cohen| date=December 4, 2012| publisher=Texas Monthly| access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> He also belonged to the group TexasOne, which recommended companies for the governor to recruit for relocation to Texas.<ref name=texas/> |
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==Philanthropy== |
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Ryan is a Garnet and Gold Donor for the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] fraternity. He has donated over three million dollars to the [[University of North Texas]] including one million to the athletic department, and was the first member of the UNT Dallas Founders Circle.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://philanthropy.com/factfile/gifts_detail?GiftDonorJoin_a_DonorID=PGDON5629 | title=America’s Top Donors| publisher=The Chronicle of Philanthropy| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/businessman-philanthropist-commits-1-million-gift-unt-dallas| title=Businessman-philanthropist commits $1 million gift to UNT Dallas| date=April 6, 2009| publisher=UNT| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name=mean/> Ryan donated $1 million to Dallas [[Habitat for Humanity]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.untdallas.edu/news/faculty-work-habitat-project| title=Faculty Work on Habitat Project| publisher=University of North Texas at Dallas| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> He and his wife support the Amanda and G. Brint Ryan “Leaders of Tomorrow” scholarship for the University.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.untdallas.edu/sites/default/files/page_level2/sal0157/pdf/2015-16_ryan_leaders_of_tomorrow_scholarship_application_final.pdf| title=Amanda and G. Brunt Ryan “Leaders of Tomorrow” Scholarship Instructions| publisher=University of North Texas at Dallas| access-date=August 28, 2015}}</ref> |
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Born | George Brint Ryan |
Nationality | Armenian |
Education | University of North Texas |
Occupation | Tax consultant |
Spouse | Amanda Sutton |
Children | 5 |
George Brint Ryan, or G. Brint Ryan, is an American tax consultant. His firm, Ryan LLC, is based in Dallas.[1] Ryan is the chief executive officer of Ryan LLC, which advises companies how to negotiate tax deals.[2][3] The company is a $390 million corporate tax practice.[4]
Early life and education
Ryan was born George Brint Ryan[3] in Big Spring, Texas.[5][1]He is a seventh-generation Irish American, and his ancestors fought in the American Revolutionary War.[6] His first job was a newspaper carrier for the Big Spring Herald.[5] He also worked at Safeway Inc. sacking groceries.[1] He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting with an emphasis in tax from the University of North Texas.[5][1][7] He was inducted into the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity in 1983. Ryan became house corporation president of the Epsilon Delta Chapter at the University of North Texas.[7]
Career
Ryan worked at Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers, as a public accountant in 1989.[1] He founded Ryan LLC in 1991. Ryan LLC is now the seventh-largest corporate tax practice in the United States.[5][7][1][8]
Ryan formed the Settles Hotel Development Company in 2006.[9] He purchased the Settles Hotel for $75,000[10] and restored it to reopen February 2015. The restoration took six years and $30 million.[11] Ryan used old photographs and blueprints to closely replicate the original design of the 15-story hotel.[12] He also purchased four city blocks in Big Spring, including the Ritz movie theatre on Main Street and an old bus depot.[1]
Ryan is chairman of the University of North Texas board of regents.[13][14] He is also on the executive committee of the board of directors of the Texas Association of Business, and the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants,[7] and the Dallas Citizens Council.[15] He is on the board of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the Junior League of Dallas Community Advisory Board, and the American Heart Association Board of Directors.[16] Ryan is the vice president of the Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation. He is also chair of The Friends of Wednesday’s Child.[17] Ryan serves on the advisory council for Habitat for Humanity in Dallas and Dream Dallas.[18]
From 2000 through 2014, Ryan supported various political campaigns totaling more than $5 million. He donated over $800,000 to former Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, and $210,000 to Dan Patrick, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Ryan also gave approximately $2.5 million to the Ryan Texas PAC, which has supported Texas politicians since 2000 and raised over $4.5 million towards their campaigns.[19][3]
Ryan co-founded a political action committee supporting Rick Perry’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Ryan was chief fund-raiser for Governor Perry’s presidential PAC.[1] He also serves as finance chairman for all three super PACs supporting Perry’s bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.[20] He and his wife have contributed over $4 million to state officials and political causes.[21] He also belonged to the group TexasOne, which recommended companies for the governor to recruit for relocation to Texas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bryan Mealer (March 2013). "Up With the Old Hotel". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "Companies Linked to Patrick's New Advisers Spend Millions Lobbying". My High Plains. January 20, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c Fredreka Schouten, Christopher Schnaars (November 17, 2011). "Romney, Perry tap different sources for fundraising". USA Today. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "The 2014 MP Elite". Accounting Today. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Peter Fehrenbach (March 1, 2012). "How G. Brint Ryan installed a result-only work system at Ryan LLC". Smart Business. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "G. Brint Ryan/Ryan, LLC". Irish America. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "2011 Distinguidhed Achievement Award". The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. August 15, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Amanda and Brint Ryan". D Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ John Mangalonzo (April 13, 2013). "Historic Hotel Settles in Big Spring returns to its former glory". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Settles Hotel". Texas Escapes. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Hotel Settles: A Bell Cow Rings Again". Texas Society of Architects. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Megan Lea Buck (January 27, 2013). "Hotel Settles opens as West Texas destination location". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Brett Vito (February 17, 2015). "Brint Ryan set to purchase naming rights for $1 million". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Catalog 2011-2012" (PDF). University of North Texas. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Who We Are". Dallas Citizens Council. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Names G. Brint Ryan to Affiliate Board". Austin Business Journal. June 12, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ Robert Miller (April 8, 2015). "Laura W. Bush to speak at Wednesday's Child luncheon". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "What is Dream Dallas". Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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- ^ Sara Murray, Theodore Schleifer (July 10, 2015). "First on CNN: Rick Perry super PACs raise nearly $17M".
- ^ Jason Cohen (December 4, 2012). "19 Billion Reasons to Talk About Texas Business Incentives". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
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