My Journey
A New-Age Education Leader Empowering India’s Next Generation
Every institution has a story. For Ryan Pinto, it began with a family vision founded in 1976, and evolved into a personal commitment to help shape what that vision becomes next.
1976 — The Beginning
Dr Augustine F. Pinto establishes the Ryan Group’s first school, Fr. Agnelo High School in Malad, Mumbai, under St. Xavier’s Group of Schools — the founding act behind what would become one of India’s largest private K-12 networks.
Growing Up Around Education
Ryan Pinto grows up immersed in the institution his parents are building, developing an early, first-hand understanding of school leadership and community responsibility — an experience he has since described as central to how he leads today.
International Education
Ryan Pinto pursues higher education in the United Kingdom, completing postgraduate study at Cass Business School, City, University of London, gaining an international perspective on management and strategy that he later brought back to the Group.
Returning to India — Taking Up Leadership
Ryan Pinto returns to India and takes on a growing leadership role within the Ryan Group, with particular early responsibility for its international operations — including its first overseas school, established in Sharjah, UAE, in 2009, and the launch of Ryan Global Schools (IB curriculum) that same year.
2013–14 — Asia's Emerging Business Leader
Ryan Pinto is recognised as Asia’s Emerging Business Leader by WCRC and Ernst & Young at the Global Excellence Summit in London.
2014 — The Food Bucket Challenge
The Ryan Group launches the Food Bucket Challenge, a student-led social initiative that — per the Group’s own official record — mobilised one million kilograms of food grains for distribution to those in need. Coverage of the initiative in the years since has cited a range of updated tallies as the campaign continued.
2019 — BW Businessworld 40 Under 40
Ryan Pinto is named among India’s most notable young achievers in BW Businessworld’s 40 Under 40 Club of Achievers, presented in New Delhi.
2020 — Digital Transformation
The Ryan Group launches its digital Learning Management System, a significant step in the network’s shift toward technology-enabled learning — reported in some coverage under the name “Ryan OS.” Ryan Pinto speaks publicly during this period about e-learning and continuity of education.
2023 — Expanding Student Opportunity
The Group expands into Telangana with Ryan International School, Kondapur; launches India’s first school-based Toy-Library, in Mumbai; and introduces the Ryan Career Fair, helping students explore academic and career pathways — all confirmed on the Group’s official 50-year timeline.
2024 — Environmental Recognition
Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj, wins the World’s Best School Prize for Environmental Action, awarded by T4 Education in collaboration with Accenture, American Express and the Lemann Foundation — one of three Indian schools honoured that year.
2025 — AI, Education, and a British Curriculum Partnership
Ryan Pinto delivers a keynote, “Fuelling the Education Economy with AI: The India Story,” at The Economic Times Annual Education Summit 2025, and is honoured with the Bronze award as a Trailblazing Leader in K-12 Education. The same year, the Ryan Group announces a landmark partnership with Royal Grammar School Guildford (RGS Guildford) to open a British-curriculum school in Bengaluru — the first of a planned four-school partnership in India, with the Bengaluru campus set to open in September 2028.
2026 — Golden Jubilee and New Partnerships
The Ryan Group enters its 50th year. Celebrations open with The Mumbai Revue, an original student musical staged at the Nita MukeshAmbani Cultural Centre (NMACC) on 7 July 2026. Separately, the Group signs an MoU with the All India Football Federation (18 February 2026) and, in August 2026, launches a School Grassroots Football Programme across 25 schools in 10 cities, delivered by AIFF-certified coaches, with a particular focus on futsal and girls’ football.