Jung-Suk (JS) Ryu is the founding President and CEO of the National accessArts Centre presented by TD (NaAC), Canada’s first multidisciplinary disability arts organization, established in 2020 through the merger of Indefinite Arts, Momo Movement, and Artistic Expressions.
Under his leadership, the NaAC has rapidly grown into Canada’s largest disability arts organization, tripling in size and establishing a national footprint with the opening of the Won Lee Community Arts Hub in Toronto.
JS is currently leading the development of the world’s first accessible arts learning campus in Calgary, featuring the Trico Communities Accessible Arts Centre and the Joseph Chung Centre for Creativity. When completed, the campus will represent more than $25 million in capital investment — the largest ever directed toward the disability arts sector in the Western Hemisphere.
In 2024, he helped steward the largest corporate investment in disability arts in Canadian history, alongside the evolution of the NaAC brand through its partnership with TD Bank Group.
Prior to the NaAC, JS held senior leadership roles with The Banff Centre, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and the Alberta Medical Association, and served as Principal Speechwriter to the Ambassador of Japan to Canada.
A Salzburg Global Fellow, JS has been recognized with Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40, the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, and the King Charles III Coronation Medal. He currently serves on several national and international nonprofit boards.