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Shane Ryan

1969–

United Kingdom

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Shane Ryan MBE (born 13 May 1969) is a British social reformer/activist, writer and formerly, the Chief Executive of Future Men, a charity supporting men and boys in the United Kingdom and also secretariat for the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) On Fatherhood. He was previously Deputy Director at the National Lottery Community Fund , and Global Executive Director of The Avast Foundation , a worldwide social impact organization, before returning to the National Lottery Community Fund. Ryan is best known for his work in highlighting the plight of less affluent boys in the British education system and teenaged fathers in the UK, as well as speaking nationally about support for unemployed young men and his work related to fathers and families.

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