About

Paul Ryan was the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In office from October 2015 to January 2019, he was the youngest speaker in nearly 150 years.

Prior to becoming Speaker of the House, Paul served as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He also served as Chairman of the House Budget Committee from 2011-2015.

In 2012, he was selected to serve as Governor Mitt Romney’s Vice-Presidential nominee. Paul was first elected to Congress at age 28 and represented Wisconsin’s First District for two decades.

In 2019, he launched the American Idea Foundation, a non-profit organization that works with local organizations and academics to advance evidence-based public policies to alleviate poverty. 

In 2021, Paul was named as a Partner at Solamere Capital. In 2022, he was named Vice Chairman of Teneo, a global CEO advisory firm. 

Paul is also a senior advisor to JPMorgan Chase and a member of their Security & Resiliency Initiative’s Advisory Council. He is on the Board of Directors of Fox Corporation, SHINE Medical Technologies LLC, and Xactus. Additionally, he is on the Advisory Boards of Bosch GmbH and defense technology companies Hawkeye360 and EdgeRunnerAI.

Paul serves as a Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame. He is a distinguished visiting fellow in the practice of public policy at the American Enterprise Institute and the Co-Chair of the Commission on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the American Workforce. He is a Trustee of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute and on the Board of Directors for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Paul and his wife Janna have three children: Liza, Charlie, and Sam. He holds a degree in economics and political science from Miami University in Ohio and was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the University.

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