Rob Ryan took on the role of director of development at ClientEarth in June 2010. He is responsible for building a fundraising program to support the ongoing development of ClientEarth's legal programmes.

Rob moved to London at the end of three years spent in New York as a major-donor specialist with CCS Fundraising, a development consultancy focused on capacity building and capital campaign management. Prior to this role he spent seven years in Chicago serving as director of development for the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

He has a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University.