Thomas Ryan

Thomas M. Ryan is an American businessperson. He was the president and chief executive officer of CVS/Caremark Corporation from 1998 to 2011.

Ryan has sat on the boards of the Melville Corporation, Ryanair, TriCon Global Restaurants, Reebok, FleetBoston Financial, Citizens Bank Of Rhode Island, Yum! Brands, Bank of America, and Vantiv and currently serves on the board of Five Below Philanthropy He sits on the board of trustees of his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island. The Ryan Institute focuses on research, translational medicine, and community outreach related to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. It complements the university's Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (INP), which includes M.S., Ph.D., and Certificate degree programs in Neuroscience as well as an undergraduate program.