Brian Ryks

Brian Ryks has a diverse background in airport management and aviation education. Brian currently serves as the Executive Director and CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission since 2016. From 2012 to 2016, they were the Chief Executive Officer of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority, where they managed the administration and operations of the airport. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2012, they served as the Executive Director of the Duluth Airport Authority, responsible for overseeing the administration and management of the Duluth International Airport. Before that, from 1997 to 2002, they were the Airport Manager of St. Cloud Regional Airport, where they successfully increased revenues and acquired funding for airfield redevelopment. Alongside their airport management career, they also worked as an Adjunct Faculty and Airport Management Professor at St. Cloud State University from 1998 to 2002, and as the Airport Manager of Aberdeen Regional Airport from 1995 to 1997. Brian began their career in 1986 at the Metropolitan Airports Commission as a Noise Technician, overseeing monitoring projects and operation maintenance. Throughout their career, Brian Ryks has demonstrated expertise in airport operations, administration, and development.

Brian Ryks attended St. Cloud State University where they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Studies and Aviation. Additionally, they received a certification from the American Association of Airport Executives in September 1991. No further details about the start or end years of their education were provided.