Kevin Ryan

Kevin Ryan is a nationally-recognized social impact professional, philanthropy leader, and nonprofit executive, with a lifelong passion for social impact and service that began in his youth. At the age of 26, Kevin celebrated 10 years of service with the American Red Cross, and he has spent his career working to improve the communities he has called home by supporting societies’ most vulnerable and building a global philanthropic infrastructure that helps increase, democratize, and speed global good to places and people in crises, as well sow the seeds of longitudinal change.  Kevin helped redefine animal welfare by helping forge one of the earliest “no-kill” communities in the United States and then went on to build one of the largest “no-kill” communities in the country. Kevin led the evolution and growth of one of the most effective philanthropic infrastructure programs in US history in NGOsource. Currently, Kevin helps to lead the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, working to provide access to quality, affordable oral healthcare for those who are unserved, underserved or underrepresented. Kevin attended the University of Kansas and University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kevin lives with his partner and poorly behaved beagle in San Francisco.