John Hamilton Ryley OBE (born 21 December 1961[1]) is a British media executive, and the former head of Sky News.
In 2009 he launched a successful campaign for Britain's first live televised leaders' debates in the run-up to the 2010 UK general election. "
Ryley has changed elections for all our lifetimes," wrote the former Guardian editor Peter Preston.
He is the chair-elect of the Geddes Trust, set up to encourage high quality journalism in students at Oxford University.
Ryley was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to journalism.