Ryan Knight is an entrepreneur, impact investor and mentor. He is President and Co-Founder of the Afro-Caribbean Business Network (ACBN) and is passionate about supporting entrepreneurs from traditionally underrepresented communities.

Ryan has built multiple businesses over the last 10 years and is President and Co-Founder of the Afro-Caribbean Business Network, a non-profit organization created to help entrepreneurs of African and Caribbean heritage to start and grow businesses to become assets for future generations.

After starting a youth social enterprise called Detailing Knights, he launched Knighthood Academy, designed to help underestimated youth in the community develop leadership skills.

Board Member of the Peel Learning Foundation and the Mississauga Board of Trade, Ryan was named one of Brampton’s top 40 under 40, won the Business Excellence Award by the Brampton Board of Trade and the Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Toronto Region Board of Trade.

Ryan holds a B.B.A in accounting from Pilon School of Business and leads Ontario’s first Black Led Microloan Fund.