Jennifer Ryan is a Managing Director and the Head of North American Distribution where she is responsible for business development in North America and oversees the Institutional Client Group, Financial Institutions Group, Alternative Investments Sales, and Consultant Relations Group. Jennifer is a member of Lazard’s Executive Leadership Team and co-Chairs the Sales & Marketing Management Group. She began working in the Investment field in 1997. Prior to joining Lazard in 2023, she spent six years at BlackRock in senior leadership roles in both the US and UK Institutional Client Businesses. Previously, Jennifer spent 19 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in several key client-facing roles, including Head of US Consultant Relations, Co-Head of Endowments and Foundations and Head of New York Bank Intermediary Sales. She has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in English and International Studies from Boston College.
