Dennis Ryan
About Dennis Ryan
Dennis Ryan serves as the Director of Project and Programme Assurance and Financial Analysis at the Government of Canada, where he leads a team of assurance analysts. He has extensive experience in risk management and financial analysis, having previously held roles at Employment and Social Development Canada and Intact Financial Corporation.
Work at Government of Canada
Dennis Ryan has been serving as the Director of Project and Programme Assurance and Financial Analysis at the Government of Canada since 2021. In this role, he leads a team of assurance analysts and is responsible for providing delivery confidence assessments for projects and programmes within the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) investment portfolio, which exceeds $1 billion. Prior to this position, he worked as the Manager of Enterprise Risk Management and Analytics at the Government of Canada from 2019 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Dennis Ryan holds a B.S.Sc (Hons) in Joint Major - Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Ottawa, which he completed from 2003 to 2007. He also obtained the Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation from the University of Toronto, where he studied Risk Management from 2012 to 2014. His educational background supports his expertise in risk management and financial analysis.
Background
Before his current role, Dennis Ryan accumulated extensive experience in various positions related to risk management and analysis. He worked at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) as a Senior Analyst in Enterprise Risk Management from 2015 to 2019 and as a Policy Analyst from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, he has experience in underwriting, having worked at Intact Financial Corporation and Victor Canada.
Achievements
In his role at the Government of Canada, Dennis Ryan has contributed to the assurance of significant financial investments, overseeing projects and programmes that exceed $1 billion. His leadership in the assurance analysts' team reflects his commitment to enhancing project delivery confidence within the ESDC.