Jim Ryan is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Constellation Brands Beer Division. Jim’s responsibilities include management of all federal, state and local government, trade and industry affairs and the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility program.
Jim is a beer industry veteran, beginning his career in 1978. He held several senior level field sales management positions with Anheuser-Busch, Pabst Brewing Company, and G. Heileman Brewing Company before joining Barton Beers (the predecessor to Crown Imports and Constellation Brands Beer Division) in 1988. Jim is also a member of the Beer Division executive management committee.
Jim is a member of the Beer Institute’s Management Committee (the beer industry’s Washington, DC based trade association). Jim is also a member of the Board of Directors and management committee of the National Association of Beverage Importers (NABI). He is currently Chairman of the Beer Committee and a past Chairman of the Board. He is involved in many civic organizations and sits on the Board of Directors for the Chicago based, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Jim is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin system.