NEWSPaul Ryb takes over as JCC President 2023 to 2024

Paul Ryb (1989) is the John Carpenter Club's new President for 2023 -2024. "Following in the footsteps of past JCC Presidents, Russell Jones, and Neil Morisetti, I am honoured to be able to give something back to a school that has given me so much," he said.

Paul is an Investment Banker of 30 years standing who today specializes as a Social Impact & Sustainability Investor, Ophthalmic Venture Capitalist, and Diversity/Inclusion expert with a particular focus on accessible technology, disability employment, and Visually Impaired sports. As an expert in the Telecoms, Media, and Technology markets, Paul achieved the level of Managing Director at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Global Banking & Markets, and was awarded a host of industry peer awards, most notably from Institutional Investor. His career began at HSBC James Capel in 1993 where he established himself as a rated Telecoms equity analyst before moving to a host of other banks (including Lehman Brothers for 10 years) becoming the lead TMT investment specialist in the market.

Despite losing his useful sight to Macular Degeneration in 2007, Paul continued at the highest levels in Banking before moving in 2016 to a private family office in London where he ran a strategic investment fund. Alongside his successful investment career, Paul has 10 years of board experience across Commercial, Public, and Charity sectors including prominent organizations such as the National Health Service (NHS) and the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB).

As Vice Chair of The Macular Society UK, and member of the Fight for Sight Investment Committee, Paul has presided over substantial grant-making into the UK ophthalmic research market. Paul delivers the annual “Living & Succeeding with Sight loss” lecture at the City of London University and has recently published a series of RybTalks podcasts for the RNIB and wider Visually Impaired community. Paul was recently awarded the Freedom of the City of London for his work in ophthalmology, and plays Visually Impaired Tennis for Great Britain (GB) and has won numerous British titles, the World Championship in Dublin in 2018. He lives in North London with his two golden retrievers, and has two daughters, Olivia (23) and Alice (21).