G. Brint Ryan

G. Brint Ryan
Born George Brint Ryan
Nationality American
Education University of North Texas
Occupation Tax consultant
Home town Big Spring, Texas
Spouse(s) 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]

In 2011, Ryan was named one of Texas Monthly’s 25 Most Powerful Texans.[13] Irish America honored him on its Business 100 list for Irish-American leaders in 2013.[14] In 2014, he won a Stevie award for Executive of the Year in Accounting.[15]

Ryan is chairman of the University of North Texas board of regents.[16][17] 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.[18] 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.[19] Ryan is the vice president of the Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation. He is also chair of The Friends of Wednesday’s Child.[20] Ryan serves on the advisory council for Habitat for Humanity in Dallas and Dream Dallas.[21]

Ryan was a contributing editor to the Guidebook to Texas Taxes in 2013.[22] He was appointed to the Texas legislature commission examining state economic development efforts by lieutenant governor David Dewhurst.[23] Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick named Ryan chairman of an advisory committee in 2015.[24] He was appointed to serve on the Taxpayer Advisory Group by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Susan Combs.[25]

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.[26][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.[27] He and his wife have contributed over $4 million to state officials and political causes.[28] He also belonged to the group TexasOne, which recommended companies for the governor to recruit for relocation to Texas.[1]

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.[29][30][16] Ryan donated $1 million to Dallas Habitat for Humanity.[31] He and his wife support the Amanda and G. Brint Ryan “Leaders of Tomorrow” scholarship for the University.[32]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ Evan Smith (January 18, 2011). "Texas Monthly's 25 Most Powerful Texans". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Irish America Business 100". Irish America. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Company: Ryan LLC, Dallas, TX". The American Business Awards. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Brett Vito (February 17, 2015). "Brint Ryan set to purchase naming rights for $1 million". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Catalog 2011-2012" (PDF). University of North Texas. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Who We Are". Dallas Citizens Council. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Names G. Brint Ryan to Affiliate Board". Austin Business Journal. June 12, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  20. ↑ Robert Miller (April 8, 2015). "Laura W. Bush to speak at Wednesday's Child luncheon". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  21. ↑ "What is Dream Dallas". Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ Eric L. Stein (December 29, 2011). 2013 Guidebook to Texas Taxes. ISBN 978-0808032168.
  23. ↑ "Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature" (PDF). The State of Texas. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  24. ↑ Terrence Stutz (January 16, 2015). "Patrick names 55 business leaders to advisory boards". Dallas Morning News.
  25. ↑ "Building a Culture of Workplace Flexibility". Flexworks. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  26. ↑ Marissa Barnett (October 29, 2014). "Dallas tax firm a big contributor to front-runner for comptroller". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  27. ↑ Sara Murray, Theodore Schleifer (July 10, 2015). "First on CNN: Rick Perry super PACs raise nearly $17M".
  28. ↑ Jason Cohen (December 4, 2012). "19 Billion Reasons to Talk About Texas Business Incentives". Texas Monthly. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  29. ↑ "America's Top Donors". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Businessman-philanthropist commits $1 million gift to UNT Dallas". UNT. April 6, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Faculty Work on Habitat Project". University of North Texas at Dallas. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Amanda and G. Brunt Ryan "Leaders of Tomorrow" Scholarship Instructions" (PDF). University of North Texas at Dallas. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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