Patrick T. Ryan

Patrick T. Ryan is a healthcare executive with more than four decades of experience driving innovation across the industry. He is the former Chairman and CEO of Press Ganey Associates, LLC.  During his 14-year tenure, he guided the business through a transformational evolution, leading the organization as a provider of experience measurement, data analytics, and insights for healthcare and other industries.  A lifelong entrepreneur, he founded his first company at age 26 and has since built and led seven companies, including The Broadlane Group, a major cost management and supply chain organization, and PolyMedica Corporation, where he grew Liberty Medical Supply into a direct-to-consumer provider of diabetes testing supplies.

Pat has served on more than a dozen private and public boards, with experience spanning healthcare, finance, and technology. His health system board experience includes Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Lahey Health, and Atrius Health. He has also served on the boards of Affiliated Managers Group, Image America, Renal Treatment Centers, US Oncology, PolyMedica, Hill Rom, MedAssets, and American Renal Associates. He has been a member of the Massachusetts Hospital Association’s Committee on Governance and the Nashville Healthcare Council.

At Press Ganey, Pat established charitable programs and corporate sponsorships, including a fellowship supporting Boston College Connell School of Nursing graduate students pursuing advanced practice nursing, and support for the Pat Tillman Foundation, which provides scholarships to service members, veterans, and their families. He worked with Sean Healey to establish the Healey AMG ALS Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Pat currently serves as a senior advisor for the TowerBrook Healthcare Institute, is Chairman of the board of Hallmark Healthcare Solutions, and is a member of the board of Cleveland Clinic Florida Regional Hospital.