Background
Ryan, William Francis was born on April 4, 1925 in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Son of William Patrick Ryan and Helen Mary Doneg.
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William Francis Ryan
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Bachelor, Montreal U., 1951; Master of Arts in Labor Rels., St. Saint Louis University, 1953; postgraduate, Heythrop College, Oxon, England Licentiate of Sacred Theology, St. Albert College, Louvain, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Harvard University, 1964.
Career
Assistant professor economics, Loyola College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1963-1965;
national director Social Justice Office, Canada Conference Catholic Bishops, Ottawa, Ontario, 1964-1970;
general secretary, Canada Conference Catholic Bishops, Ottawa, Ontario, 1984-1990;
founding director, Center of Concern, Washington, 1970-1978;
national supervisor, Jesuit Order, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1978-1984;
chancellor School Theology, Regis College, Toronto, 1978-1984;
visiting senior research fellow, Canada Institute for International Peace and Security, Ottawa, 1990-1991;
chair on Catholic social thought, St. Paul U., Ottawa, 1991-1992;
director, Jesuit Project on Ethics in Politics, Ottawa, since 1992. Executive secretary Inter-religious Peace Colloquium, Washington, 1975-1978. Board of directors Roncalli International Foundation, Montreal, 1979-1983, North/South Institute, Ottawa, 1979-1991.
Special advisor to International Development Research Center, Ottawa, since 1993. Coordinator Jesuit Center for Social Faith and Justice, since 1997. Lecturer in field.
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Membership
Member American Economics Association.
