Ryan Halkett

Ryan Halkett is the Senior Vice President of Event Presentation & Production Experience at the New York Islanders. Ryan has over 10 years of experience in event management and production, and has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry.

Prior to joining the Islanders, Ryan was the Founding Partner and Chief Experience Officer at RoofTop2 Productions Inc., which was acquired by Lagardère in 2016. at RoofTop2, Ryan oversaw the production of events for clients such as the NFL, NHL, NBA, Madison Square Garden, New York Rangers, Knicks, Jets, Yankees, Mets, Toyota, Mazda, Ford, Scion, Reebok, Coca-Cola, New Balance, Topps, Hockey Canada and Saatchi & Saatchi.

Before their time at RoofTop2, Ryan served as the Managing Director at HomeTurf, LLC from August 2020 to August 2021. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing the event management and production for all HomeTurf events.

Prior to their time at HomeTurf, Ryan was the VP of Event Presentation at the New York Liberty from March 2011 to September 2011. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing all aspects of event presentation and production for the Liberty.

Ryan began their career in event management and production as the Programming Director for Hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing all aspects of hockey programming for the Olympics.

Ryan Halkett has a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from Simon Fraser University in Marketing and a Certificate from Harvard Business School Executive Education in Leadership Principles & Negotiation Mastery.

They are on a team with Zachary Klein - General Counsel, Tim Murray - Director of Pro Shops, and Ethan Brown - Senior Vice President, Marketing and Community Relations. A direct report to Ryan Halkett is and Danielle Lewis - Director of Game Presentation. Ryan Halkett reports to Lou Lamoriello, President of Hockey Operations, General Manager & Alternate Governor.