Brendan is President and Principal of Cistercian College, an all-boys 7 day boarding school. An accounting graduate, Brendan has a number of qualifications in education, including an M. Ed. in school leadership.

Meadhbh is a Project Manager at the Centre for Effective Services. Before joining CES Meadhbh spent 6 years with Dublin Simon Community and has also held a number of recruitment and HR positions within the financial services sector.

Liam was educated at UCD and qualified with PwC. Prior to co-founding his own firm ten years ago, he worked in a number of finance roles in New Zealand, the US, France, England and Ireland.

Philip is a Kenyan National and is the TU4Dublin Academic Quality Manager at Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, and also Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Bio-systems Engineering, UCD.

Eoghan is a Policy Analyst at the Central Bank of Ireland. He holds a Masters in Development Studies and before joining the Central Bank, spent 5 years working in International Development on programmes spanning urban and rural Africa and Asia.

Gemma (MBS, MCIPD) is a qualified Human Resources professional currently working for an Irish educational publishers. Her previous HR experience includes both the commercial and charitable sectors.

Marie has worked in the education sector for a number of years with a specific focus on adult education. She holds an M.Sc. in Development Studies from UCD and has worked overseas with UNDP in Malawi, working with Women’s groups on sustainable livelihoods projects.

Marion currently works in the area of Human Resources for Marketing & Innovation with Diageo and has previously spent some time working in Africa. She is a qualified business and executive coach.

Brian is an experienced general manager having previously occupied leadership roles in technology, travel, logistics, retail and franchised businesses in Ireland, UK, Spain and Italy. Brian holds a Masters in Business from the Irish management Institute.