Biography
A New-Age Education Leader Empowering India’s Next Generation
Who is Ryan Pinto?
Ryan Pinto is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ryan International Group of Institutions and one of India’s most recognisable young leaders in K-12 education. As CEO, he has contributed to the Group’s growth, technology adoption, international expansion, and continued focus on holistic student development. He is the son of Dr Augustine F. Pinto, the Group’s Founder and Chairman and a former Sheriff of Mumbai, and of Dr (Madam) Grace Pinto, the Group’s Managing Director.
He grew up around the institution his parents built. In an interview with The CEO Magazine, he described a formative memory: travelling with his mother through Mumbai’s old airport as a young man about to leave for university, he watched a former student recognize her, overcome with emotion that she remembered his name, his school and the year he graduated. Pinto has said that moment shaped his understanding that a school network is, at its core, about relationships — not simply buildings and curricula.
Early Life & family
Education
Ryan Pinto’s higher education took place in the United Kingdom, and he holds a postgraduate qualification from Cass Business School (now Bayes Business School), City, University of London, in the area of business, strategy and entrepreneurship.
Family
The Pinto family has led the Ryan Group across two generations. His father, Dr Augustine F. Pinto, founded the Group’s first school in Malad, Mumbai, in 1976. His mother, Dr Grace Pinto, serves as Managing Director and has received wide recognition for her leadership, including the ET Inspiring Women Leader Award (2024). His sisters, DrSnehal Pinto and Sonal Pinto, both serve as Directors of the Group.
Stepping Into Leadership
Rather than pursuing a conventional corporate career elsewhere, Ryan Pinto returned to India to take up a leadership role within the family institution, gradually taking on responsibility for the Group's international operations, strategic growth, and modernisation. Public profiles describe him as CEO for over a decade, with particular focus on expanding the Ryan Group's presence beyond India.