Kevin Ryan (charity executive)

Kevin Ryan (born 1967), was the president and CEO of Covenant House International, one of the largest charities in North and Central America serving homeless, trafficked and sexually exploited youth.

Along with former New York Times reporter Tina Kelley, he is the co-author of the national best seller, Almost Home: Helping Kids from Homelessness to Hope, which chronicles the struggles and triumphs of six homeless teenagers as they face exploitation, addiction, human trafficking and pregnancy.

He is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, where his blog on human trafficking and children's welfare is a staple of the Impact Section.

Covenant House reports that it reaches more than 50,000 children and young people annually in United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. The charity's international human rights work has been awarded the Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Award, the Olof Palme Award, the United States Department of State Hero Citation, and the Guatemala Hands of Peace Award. Under Ryan's leadership, Covenant House has also been a leader for social change, building an international "Sleep Out" movement that has included thousands of business executives, Broadway stars, political leaders and young professionals to experience a night of homelessness in solidarity with homeless young people across six countries.

Ryan, his wife and six children have been residents of Fair Haven, New Jersey.