Diane Ryan

Diane M. Ryan is the Associate Dean for Programs and Administration in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University. As the only university-wide initiative of its kind, the mission of Tisch College is to prepare students for a lifetime of engagement in civic life, to study civic life and its intersections with public and private institutions, and to promote practices that strengthen civic life in the United States and around the world. Dr. Ryan oversees a portfolio of programs and curricula that service the entire undergraduate and graduate student body as well as provide resources for faculty research and professional development.

Prior to joining Tufts, Diane was an Academy Professor, Director of the Eisenhower Leader Development Program with Columbia University and Acting Deputy Department Head in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY where she served for nine years. During her 29-year career as an active-duty U.S. Army officer she served in a variety of command and staff assignments both stateside and abroad.

Diane is a noted expert in leader development and mentoring. During her last combat assignment with the 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad, Iraq she founded a US-Iraqi partnership for military women and worked with a number of NGOs on peace and security initiatives. More recently she served as a strategy consultant to the Commander of U.S. Army Pacific designing leader development exchange programs for several key U.S. partners. Diane retired from the Army in 2017 at the rank of Colonel.