‘I wouldn’t have succeeded in business if I thought that I had to win everything’ – The Big Interview: Pat Ryan
Multibillionaire insurance tycoon Pat Ryan is proud of both his Irish roots and his alma mater Northwestern University in Illinois, and is thrilled to be able to back the visit of its American football team to Dublin next August
In brief:
Name and role: Pat Ryan, founder of Ryan Specialty, founder and retired chairman and chief executive of Aon
Lives: Chicago
Age: 84
Family: married to Shirley with three sons, Corbett, Rob and Pat
In depth:
The house, just north of Chicago, is big but not audacious: it feels like a home, despite being kept in pristine condition by staff. By any reasonable logic, its 84-year-old owner should be taking it easy, but Pat ...