Guy Ryder

Authored for Print issue Vol 72.1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution published in 2018-19

Guy Ryder is Director-General of the International Labor Organization. He was first elected in 2012 and started a second term of office in 2017. He has served the ILO in various capacities including as Executive Director for labor standards and fundamental principles and rights at work. Ryder was elected General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation in 2006. He is a graduate of Cambridge University.