John R Ryan

VICE ADMIRAL JOHN R. RYAN USN (RET.) Director since 2002. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina since June 2007. He was Chancellor of the State University of New York from June 2005 to June 2007. He was President of the State University of New York Maritime College from June 2002 to June 2005. Interim President of State University at Albany from February 2004 to February 2005, and Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from June 1998 to June 2002. Vice Admiral Ryan's military career included positions as Commander of the Maritime Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force, US Sixth Fleet/Commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean/Commander, Maritime Air Forces, Mediterranean until his retirement from the U.S. Navy in July 2002. Vice Admiral Ryan is a director of CIT Group Inc.