ABOUT DAN RYAN
A lifetime of service; steady leadership through the pandemic; and more to do on the Portland City Council providing stability, collaboration, and decision-making grounded in equity, inclusion, and justice.
A Life of Leadership
From 2005 to 2008, Dan served as an elected member of the Portland Public School Board. In 2018, he was named the Portland Light of Fire Executive Director of the Year and received recognition as one of Portland Monthly Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Portlanders in 2011. He is an alumnus of the American Leadership Forum in Oregon, and currently serves on the boards of Trillium Family Services and the University of Oregon Alumni Association.
Before winning election to the City Council in September 2020, Dan was likely best known as the CEO of All Hands Raised (formerly Portland Schools Foundation). He led the organization from 2008 to 2019, championing collective impact and guiding six school districts in Multnomah County toward measurable and meaningful results and ultimately improving outcomes for children and youth from cradle to career.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon and completed graduate-level work at New School University’s Graduate School of Management & Urban Policy.
Dan is the youngest of eight, and a proud Oregonian. Time permitting, he enjoys attending local arts and sporting events, cooking and gardening with his fiancé Amo, and outdoor activities with his 16 nieces and nephews and their families.
Dan is working hard in pursuit of thoughtful community shared solutions to the myriad challenges faced by Portlanders.