Tim Ryan is an accomplished marketing, communication and public affairs executive who has led transformative campaigns in the public, private and emerging enterprise sectors. He currently leads his own Chicago-based consulting firm, everywhichway marketing + communication. 

Tim began his professional career with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade where he coordinated political and economic outreach with senior U.S. government and corporate executives to strengthen bilateral relations and enact landmark trade and environmental legislation. He led the creation of the Midwest Forum on U.S.-Canada Relations to establish collaboration between Canadian Cabinet Ministers and U.S. multinational corporations; and formed the Midwest-Canada Committee with the U.S. Council of State Governments to facilitate cooperation on issues of mutual importance including Great Lakes stewardship and international trade. Tim has also worked with the Government of New Zealand, the Government of Ontario (Canada), the Municipal Government of Shenzhen (China) and the City of Chicago.

In 1996, Tim was tapped to guide the efforts of the International Press Center Chicago to enhance Chicago’s brand on the global stage. The Center guided Chicago’s media involvement with major international events including World Cup Soccer, the 1996 Democratic National Convention, the 1997 G8 Summit and initial plans for the 2016 Olympic Games.

In the private sector, Tim has worked at the intersection of technology and multiple industry segments, notably financial services, healthcare, travel and hospitality.

Tim was instrumental in the launch and brand development of E*Trade, where he developed strategies to extend the online brokerage’s availability to the mass market and launch the brand in key Asia-Pacific, European and South American markets. He later served as chief marketing officer of a $1.5 billion commercial and retail bank holding company, where he led reputation management efforts surrounding the 2008 banking industry crisis. More recently he launched a new concept in travel technology for which he received a Chicago Innovation Award. He speaks regularly on issues of consumer trends, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Tim is a member of the Advisory Council of the Harvard Business Review and sits on boards with the Consumer Technology Association and XS Tennis & Education Foundation, tasked with developing the next generation of competitive U.S. tennis players.

As an undergrad at Iowa, Tim led the university’s Alumni Ambassador Program, representing the student body to alumni and visiting dignitaries; and served as president of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He worked with three different members of the Iowa congressional delegation serving as a campus coordinator, a House/Senate intern and campaign press secretary; and was among a select delegation of U.S. political science students chosen by the House Foreign Affairs Committee to travel to South Korea and meet with government, corporate and student leaders on the role of students in a democracy.