Title: Executive Director
Firm: Office of Financial Management, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Age: 38
Industry & Community Contributions: Board Member, Lexington Children's Theatre
Fun Facts: Ryan has completed the Kansas City Marathon and is on his way to completing 10 half marathons. He loves spending time with his three kids and has coached more than 25 youth sports teams for the YMCA.
As Lexington's youngest budget director, Ryan Barrow managed an annual budget of approximately $500 million as well as the City's debt issuance. Today, as Executive Director for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, he manages an approximate $10 billion debt portfolio and is responsible for the state's cash management.
Ryan has overseen billions of dollars of financings for the Commonwealth. He issued the final series of bond refinance obligations for the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System for medical benefits. Ryan also served as the lead for the $1.3 billion Downtown Crossing (Interstate 65) financing project. Additionally, Ryan served as the debt lead for $231,950,000 Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Kentucky Information Highway Project.
Ryan's projects have won multiple awards from The Bond Buyer and the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) Excellence in Development Financing Awards.
"Ryan served as the lead for one of the Commonwealth's largest infrastructure projects, the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority (KPTIA) inaugural issuance to pay the $1.3 billion Downtown Crossing (Interstate 65) in Louisville. This project was the final component of a critical regional mobility project that was more than 40 years in the making."
William O'Mara
Commissioner of Finance, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
