Terry McCann attended Notre Dame College Prep High School when he wrestled for Hall of Fame coach

Augie Genovesi. At Notre Dame High School, Terry was captain of the football team under legendary

Coach Mike Hennessey and Coach Augie’s wrestling team.

Terry was a 2 time Regional Wrestling Champion, Conference Champion, Cadet Greco-Roman State Runner-Up, Cadet National team member and IHSA state qualifier in 1994. In 2016, Terry was inducted into Notre Dame High School Hall of Fame.

After Notre Dame High School he continued his education at the University of Iowa graduating in 1998. After graduation from the University of Iowa, Terry entered the Insurance Industry, beginning his career with AIG then CRC as a wholesale broker where he worked his way to vice president, senior vice president, and ultimately president of the Chicago office.

In 2010, working with partners Tim Turner and Ed McCormack, they joined legendary entrepreneur and

founder of AON Corporation, Pat Ryan. Together they formed Ryan Specialty, a wholesale insurance

brokerage and specialty insurance underwriting platform, that structures complex insurance programs

for large corporations.

From infancy, they developed RYAN (NYSE) into a multi-billion dollar global leader in the specialty

insurance business. Terry serves as president of the RT Chicago office, one of the largest business units

for RYAN which has a market cap of over 12 Billion.

In 2021, Terry and his partners led RYAN Specialty to a listing on the New York Stock Exchange. RYAN

(NYSE) was the second best performing IPO of 2021 with over 700 listings on the NYSE that year.

Terry is recognized as one of the leading professionals in the industry, garnering numerous awards

including National Broker of the Year in 2018 by Business Insurance magazine as we as 2017

Construction Broker of the year by Insurance Business America Magazine. The entire office was

honored nationally in 2020.

Wrestling has had an indelible influence of his life and his wrestling roots run deep. Terry’s brother Kevin

has been honored with the National Wresting Hall of Fame’s Medal of Courage for his bravery, and his

father Dennis is an Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame inductee as a coach,

as well as in the Chicago Catholic League. Terry’s Mom Jane, an accomplished nurse, has always been a

leading inspiration for him. He has never seen anyone as tough and loving as her.

The principles of wrestling – toughness, perseverance, persistence and commitment to excellence has

been his guiding philosophy for his successful business career. Terry uses a familiar Dan Gable quote in

tough times…” After wrestling, everything else is easy”. Work ethic, leadership and emotional

intelligence define Terry’s style.

Although his corporate executive position places a heavy demand on his time, Terry still finds time for

multiple philanthropic endeavors. He is a financial supporter of Beat The Streets, Boys and Girls Clubs of

Chicago and has funded scholarships and financial aid for students and athletes at Francis Xavier Warde

school, St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago and Notre Dame High School. He has served as a director of

the Evans Scholars Scholar foundation since 2013.

Terry lives in Chicago with his Wife Eileen and children Colin (15), Caroline (13) and Kevin (11)

Above all else, he loves his time with his family and all their activities and athletics.