Barry Ryan

Barry Ryan is an experienced IT leader currently serving as the Europe Region CIO at Arup since August 2019, where also holds the position of IT Leader for the Europe Region and Head of IT in Ireland since October 2008. With a strong background in IT advisory, Barry worked as a Director in Management Consulting at Deloitte from April 2004 to October 2008, focusing on IT services for the Financial Services sector. Prior to this, at Vision Consulting, Barry held the role of Senior Manager specializing in IT Programme Management. Starting a career in the Defence Forces of Ireland, Barry served as the IT Networks and Software Development Manager from 1990 to 2000, following initial military service as an Army Officer. Barry’s educational background includes an MSc in Software Engineering from Maynooth University, as well as degrees from University College Cork and University of Galway, culminating in a BA in Economics.