Ryan has over 16 years of experience in the commercial aircraft industry, focused on leasing and financing. Before ITE, Ryan was Senior Vice President of Originations for AV AirFinance, a joint venture between KKR and Altavair Aviation Leasing. Previously, he spent 14 years at CIT as Vice President for the Financial Institutions Group. After the sale of CIT Aerospace in 2017, Ryan rejoined CIT Bank to expand its commercial aircraft lending business, responsible for originating the aviation lending business and expanding CIT’s global footprint in the aviation industry. At CIT, Ryan received the “Airline Economics’ 40 Under 40 Award.”
