Craig Ryan

Craig Ryan is Director, Purpose Entrepreneurship at BDC. He has more than twenty years of experience providing strategy and policy advice to decision-makers in business, government and civil society. He never planned to be a banker but decided to give it a go upon learning that BDC was exclusively dedicated to people creating companies; he now leads its team to help grow Canada’s national movement of certified Beneficial corporations (B Corps).
Craig has a masters in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School and sits on the boards of directors of Rise (www.risehelps.ca), a charity that provides loans and advice for people with mental health problems who are launching business projects, and NOVAlex Clinic, the charitable wing of the only B Corp law firm in Quebec.
Recent posts
The Rise of Local: ‘Hopeful Monsters’ Win!
A local supply chain, a local team and an efficient website could be a winning combination in a world transformed by COVID-19.
Read postThe World's Climate Leaders Wear a ”B”
At the UN Climate Change Conference~ 500 Corp entrepreneurs announced that they would bring their businesses to "net zero" by 2030. Learn more.
Read postLive from British Columbia: The rise of capitalism 2.0?
New legislation being debated in B.C. would give legal status to benefit corporations. Is this the rise of capitalism 2.0?
Read postShocker: Investors get purpose. They now want B Corps
Banks and investors are slowly learning that the B Corp certification is a rigorous~ comprehensive lens through which to evaluate a company. Learn more about this new approach.
Read postWhen the money isn’t enough: How to measure the beneficial impact of your business
Many regular~ run-of-the-mill things you do are impactful; they create positive~ beneficial value for others. Learn how to measure the true value of your company.
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