Ryan Selwood

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Biography

Mr. Ryan Selwood served as Managing Director & Head of Direct Private Equity at CPP Investments. He served as Chief Development Officer, Partner & Member of Leadership and Operating Committees at The Carlyle Group. Previously, Mr. Selwood served as a Managing Director and Head of Direct Private Equity at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. In this newly created position, Ryan will be involved in a range of investment and management activities across Carlyle, working alongside many in leadership to drive major priorities including growth initiatives and corporate M&A. He also will serve on Investment Committees across all segments of the firm, including our Corporate Capital Commitments Committee. Ryan will join Carlyle on January 1, 2022, reporting to CEO Kewsong Lee. Before CPP Investments, Ryan was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York. In addition to having served on a variety of corporate boards, Ryan is a member of the Major Individual Giving Cabinet of the United Way of Greater Toronto. He holds an LL.B./MBA from Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business at York University and a BA from the University of Western Ontario.