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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan

Managing Director

BXCI - Ireland

Michael Ryan is a Managing Director and the Co-Head of Origination for the UK, Ireland and Nordics in Blackstone Credit and Insurance (BXCI) based in Ireland. Mr. Ryan isfocused on direct lending activities for BXCI’s European platform and is responsible for the origination and management of private credit investments across a wide variety of industries and geographies.

Mr. Ryan was previously focused on public investing opportunities and joined Blackstone via its acquisition of Harbourmaster Capital in 2012.  While working for Harbourmaster he was involved in all aspects of credit origination, investment selection and ongoing monitoring of their CDO portfolio in Europe. Mr. Ryan sat on the investment committee for Harbourmaster Capital and subsequently for BXCI’s CCS business in Europe. Prior to joiningHarbourmaster, Mr. Ryan worked for Hypo Real Estate Bank and KPMG.

Mr. Ryan has a BA in Accounting & Finance and an MBA, both from Dublin City University. He has served on the boards of a number of BXCI’s portfolio companies.