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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/>



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>


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>


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>


==Politics==
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/>


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/>



==Philanthropy==
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>


==References ==
==References ==
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G. Brint Ryan
Born
George Brint Ryan
NationalityArmenian
EducationUniversity of North Texas
OccupationTax consultant
SpouseAmanda Sutton
Children5

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bryan Mealer (March 2013). "Up With the Old Hotel". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Companies Linked to Patrick's New Advisers Spend Millions Lobbying". My High Plains. January 20, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Fredreka Schouten, Christopher Schnaars (November 17, 2011). "Romney, Perry tap different sources for fundraising". USA Today. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "The 2014 MP Elite". Accounting Today. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "G. Brint Ryan/Ryan, LLC". Irish America. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "2011 Distinguidhed Achievement Award". The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. August 15, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Amanda and Brint Ryan". D Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  9. ^ John Mangalonzo (April 13, 2013). "Historic Hotel Settles in Big Spring returns to its former glory". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "Settles Hotel". Texas Escapes. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "Hotel Settles: A Bell Cow Rings Again". Texas Society of Architects. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  12. ^ Megan Lea Buck (January 27, 2013). "Hotel Settles opens as West Texas destination location". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  13. ^ Brett Vito (February 17, 2015). "Brint Ryan set to purchase naming rights for $1 million". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  14. ^ "Catalog 2011-2012" (PDF). University of North Texas. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  15. ^ "Who We Are". Dallas Citizens Council. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  16. ^ "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Names G. Brint Ryan to Affiliate Board". Austin Business Journal. June 12, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  17. ^ Robert Miller (April 8, 2015). "Laura W. Bush to speak at Wednesday's Child luncheon". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  18. ^ "What is Dream Dallas". Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Marissa Barnett (October 29, 2014). "Dallas tax firm a big contributor to front-runner for comptroller". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  20. ^ Sara Murray, Theodore Schleifer (July 10, 2015). "First on CNN: Rick Perry super PACs raise nearly $17M".
  21. ^ Jason Cohen (December 4, 2012). "19 Billion Reasons to Talk About Texas Business Incentives". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
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