Reid Ryan

Industry Impact Award Recipient, 2016

Reid Ryan completed his third full season with the Astros after being named the club's President of Business Operations on May 17, 2013. Reid, is one of the youngest team presidents in the game and brings enthusiasm and energy to the organization, while also providing a wealth of experience working in professional baseball.

From day one, Reid has emphasized the importance of the fan experience and has made it a personal mission to openly engage with the Astros fan base. Whether he's in the ballpark on game days or on the Community Leaders ball fields participating in youth baseball and softball clinics with local at-risk children and teens, Reid takes pride in being an active member of the Houston community.

Before joining the Astros, Reid was the founder and CEO of both the Corpus Christi Hooks and the Round Rock Express minor league franchises, both of which are perennially lauded as two of the top franchises in minor league baseball. Shortly after coming on board in Houston, Reid continued to affect positive change by bringing the Corpus Christi Hooks into the fold as an owned and operated affiliate of the Houston Astros. The Round Rock Express remains the Triple A affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

Reid's history with Texas baseball goes back decades. During the 1980s, Reid was a bat boy for the Astros while his father and Hall of Famer Nolan was an All-Star pitcher in the Astrodome. He later pitched at the University of Texas and TCU, playing a part in two Southwest Conference Titles (Texas '91, TCU '94). Reid went on to pitch in the minor leagues for two seasons (1994-95) in the Rangers system after being selected in the 17th round of the June 1994 Draft.

Reid is involved in several other business ventures including R Bank, a Texas-based community bank chartered in Round Rock, Texas, for which he serves as a founding board member and organizer. Reid is an active member in the Houston chapter of Young Presidents Organization and a member of Second Baptist Church Houston. His passions include spending time coaching and watching his kids play youth sports. He and his wife Nicole are the proud parents of one son, Jackson, and two daughters, Victoria and Ella.