Chair & Independent Non-Executive Director, Board of Directors

• Oct 2023 - Present

The Fulbright Programme is the only official educational and cultural exchange programme between the governments of Ireland and the United States. The Commission is jointly funded by both governments, with Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and the United States Ambassador to Ireland each appointing half of the eight-person Board. As part of its role in collectively directing the Commission's affairs, the Board has responsibility for ensuring the proper functioning and strategic development of the Fulbright Programme.Committee memberships:—Chair, Awards Committee—Member, Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee—Member, Governance Committee Show less

Deputy Chair & Independent Non-Executive Director, Board of Directors

• Oct 2021 - Sep 2023

Committee memberships:—Chair, Awards Committee—Member, Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee—Member, Governance Committee

Independent Non-Executive Director, Board of Directors

• May 2020 - Sep 2021

Committee memberships:—Member, Awards Committee—Member, Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Independent Non-Executive Director, Board of Directors

• May 2023 - Present

Dóchas —the Irish association of non-governmental development organisations— connects, strengthens and represents a network of international development and humanitarian organisations who have a shared vision of a just, sustainable and equal world, where every person has the right to live their life with dignity. Committee membership: —Chair, Governance Committee Dóchas —the Irish association of non-governmental development organisations— connects, strengthens and represents a network of international development and humanitarian organisations who have a shared vision of a just, sustainable and equal world, where every person has the right to live their life with dignity. Committee membership: —Chair, Governance Committee

Member, Social Sciences Committee

• Sep 2022 - Present

The RIA is Ireland's leading body of experts in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. One of the RIA's ten multidisciplinary committees, the Social Sciences Committee exists to provide scientific and scholarly expertise and to promote the value of the social sciences through its programme of work, combining public engagement events, expert statements, responding to Government consultations, and working with relevant international unions. The RIA is Ireland's leading body of experts in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. One of the RIA's ten multidisciplinary committees, the Social Sciences Committee exists to provide scientific and scholarly expertise and to promote the value of the social sciences through its programme of work, combining public engagement events, expert statements, responding to Government consultations, and working with relevant international unions.

Expert Evaluator and Quality Controller

• Jun 2021 - Present

As part of Horizon Europe, evaluating European Innovation Council funding proposals aimed at identifying and supporting breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations with the potential to scale up internationally and become market leaders. As part of Horizon Europe, evaluating European Innovation Council funding proposals aimed at identifying and supporting breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations with the potential to scale up internationally and become market leaders.

Vice Chair & Independent Non-Executive Director, Board of Directors

• Feb 2020 - Present

Transparency International Ireland (TI Ireland) is the Irish chapter of the worldwide movement against corruption (defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain). Its vision is an Ireland that is open and fair, and where entrusted power is used in the interest of everyone. TI Ireland’s mission is to empower people with the support they need to promote integrity and stop corruption in all its forms. TI Ireland is independent of government, politically non-partisan, and is not profit making. The Board of TI Ireland is responsible for the governance of the organisation. It is directly elected by the members of TI Ireland and its members serve for a period of three years, renewable for another three years. Committee membership: —Member, Finance Committee Show less

Professor, Management and Organisation Studies

• Feb 2018 - Present

Full-time faculty member of TU Dublin—City Campus College of Business. Active role in teaching, research, service and engagement.•Responsible for module development and implementation, and all aspects of course and student management.•Courses taught include: Strategic Management; Negotiation & Ethics; Organisation Behaviour & Theory; Global Marketplace. Consistently receive excellent student ratings. Record of 100% student progression, without compromising on standards, as validated by international external examiners.•Mentor students to multiple national and international awards, winning outstanding doctoral award and student enterprise competitions, e.g., PhD advisee winning the 2017 Best Critical Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management's Critical Management Studies Division.•Track record of successful research supervision of doctoral master and undergraduate dissertations to completion.•Attracted significant research funding to date, both for own work and for supervised PhD students.•Programme Chair of MSc Business & Entrepreneurship, leading a team of 10 academics and responsible for student recruitment, programme administration, internationalisation and maintaining high academic standards.•Founding member, Director and Principal Investigator of TU Dublin Business, Society & Sustainability Research Centre, leading staff, publishing widely, and producing MPhil and PhD graduates.•Actively engaged in research to include presenting at national and international conferences, journal publications, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research students, and journal and conference reviewing.•Serve on a range of School, College and University committees, including Academic Council, College Board, Library Committee, programme committees, review committees, and validation panels.•Expert Evaluator for EU Horizon 2020 FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) Open research programme. Show less

Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies & International Business

• 2004 - Feb 2018

Full-time faculty member of the TU Dublin—City Campus College of Business. Active role in teaching, research, service and engagement.•Responsible for module development and implementation, and all aspects of course and student management.•Courses taught include: Strategic Management; Negotiation & Ethics; Organisation Behaviour & Theory; Global Marketplace. Consistently receive excellent student ratings. Record of 100% student progression, without compromising on standards, as validated by international external examiners.•Mentor students to multiple national and international awards, winning outstanding doctoral award and student enterprise competitions, e.g., PhD advisee winning the 2017 Best Critical Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management's Critical Management Studies Division.•Track record of successful research supervision of doctoral, master and undergraduate theses/dissertations to completion.•Attracted significant research funding to date, both for own work and for supervised PhD students.•Programme Chair of MSc Business & Entrepreneurship, leading a team of 10 academics and responsible for student recruitment, programme administration, internationalisation and maintaining high academic standards.•Founding member, Director and Principal Investigator of TU Dublin Business, Society & Sustainability Research Centre, leading staff, publishing widely, and producing MPhil and PhD graduates.•Actively engaged in research to include presenting at national and international conferences, journal publications, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research students, and journal and conference reviewing.•Serve on a range of School, College and University committees, including Academic Council, College Board, Library Committee, programme committees, review committees, and validation panels.•Expert Evaluator for EU Horizon 2020 FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) Open research programme. Show less

Council Member — Independent Expert

• May 2018 - Jun 2022

The National Economic and Social Council (www.nesc.ie) was established in 1973 and advises the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on strategic policy issues relating to sustainable economic, social and environmental development in Ireland. Council members are representatives of business and employers’ organisations, trade unions, agricultural and farming organisations, community and voluntary organisations, and environmental organisations, as well as heads of Government departments and independent experts. The composition of the Council means that it plays an important and unique role in bringing different perspectives from civil society together with Government, which helps with analysing the challenges facing Irish society and developing a shared understanding among its members of how to tackle these challenges. The Council also works at international level with the national economic and social councils of other EU member states. It is a member of AICESIS, the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions. Working groups on which served: —Climate and Agriculture —Well-Being Framework —Good Jobs and Just Transition —Welfare and Employment Show less

Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Theme Committee

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

Governance, with Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (University of Massachusetts, Boston), of the Diversity and Inclusion Theme Committee (D&ITC), Academy of Management (20,000+ members from 120+ countries). The D&ITC is charged with helping to ensure that the Academy fully supports and leverages the scholarly contributions of its diverse members and contributes to their professional development. In so doing, the D&ITC:—Assists the Academy's Board and Division leaders in collecting and analyzing data concerning the professional needs of members from diverse backgrounds;—In collaboration with the Divisions and other Theme Committees, provides opportunities for positive and appropriate interactions among members from diverse backgrounds;—Responds to requests from Program Chairs and Journal Editors seeking names of reviewers from diverse backgrounds;—Responds to requests from AOM leaders for possible nominees to be considered for governance positions;—Assists in the identification and development of data that can be used to monitor members' experiences vis-à-vis our stated values and promote an inclusive organizational climate;—Sponsors or co-sponsors PDWs that reflect the Committee's charge;—Serves as a liaison to AOM Affiliates, to obtain ideas and disseminate best practices;—Provides input to the Board of Governors on Academy-sponsored initiatives related to the domain of the committee;—Develops proposals for consideration through the AOM Strategic Doing website; and—Recruits new members to build a robust pool of energetic committee members who will contribute to the committee's ability to carry out its charge. Show less

PDW and Incoming Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Theme Committee

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

Three year governance rotation (2018-21) with Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (University of Massachusetts, Boston) of the Diversity and Inclusion Theme Committee (D&ITC), Academy of Management (20,000+ members from 120+ countries). The D&ITC is charged with helping to ensure that the Academy fully supports and leverages the scholarly contributions of its diverse members and contributes to their professional development. In so doing, the D&ITC:—Assists the Academy's Board and Division leaders in collecting and analyzing data concerning the professional needs of members from diverse backgrounds;—In collaboration with the Divisions and other Theme Committees, provides opportunities for positive and appropriate interactions among members from diverse backgrounds;—Responds to requests from Program Chairs and Journal Editors seeking names of reviewers from diverse backgrounds;—Responds to requests from AOM leaders for possible nominees to be considered for governance positions;—Assists in the identification and development of data that can be used to monitor members' experiences vis-à-vis our stated values and promote an inclusive organizational climate;—Sponsors or co-sponsors PDWs that reflect the Committee's charge;—Serves as a liaison to AOM Affiliates, to obtain ideas and disseminate best practices;—Provides input to the Board of Governors on Academy-sponsored initiatives related to the domain of the committee;—Develops proposals for consideration through the AOM Strategic Doing website; and—Recruits new members to build a robust pool of energetic committee members who will contribute to the committee's ability to carry out its charge. Show less

Past Division Co-Chair, Critical Management Studies Division

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

Past Co-Chair with Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (University of Massachusetts, Boston) of the Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division, Academy of Management.

Member, Division and Interest Group Relations Committee

• Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

The charge of the Division and Interest Group Relations (DIGR) Committee is to serve as the liaison between the leaders of the Academy's divisions and interest groups and the Board of Governors. The committee’s responsibilities are to: —Advise the Board on all matters pertaining to relations with divisions and interest groups.—Maintain all policy documents pertaining to division relations and division leadership guidebooks.—Review all applications for interest group formation/implementation against established guidelines.—Handle requests for changes from interest group to division status and all domain and name change requests.—Make recommendations to the Board on the above.—Receive and review three and five-year assessment reports for divisions and interest groups under review. Evaluate reports and make recommendations to the Board for renewal of division/interest group status. Show less

Division Co-Chair, Critical Management Studies Division

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

Co-Chair with Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (University of Massachusetts, Boston) of the Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division, Academy of Management.

Division Co-Chair Elect, Critical Management Studies Division

• Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

Co-Chair Elect with Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (University of Massachusetts, Boston) of the Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division, Academy of Management.

Main Scholarly Programme Co-Chair, Critical Management Studies Division

• Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

Main Scholarly Programme Co-Chair with Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (University of Massachusetts, Boston) of the Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division, Academy of Management.

Professional Development Workshop Programme Co-Chair, Critical Management Studies Division

• Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

Professional Development Workshop Programme Co-Chair with Prof. Banu Ozkazanc-Pan (University of Massachusetts, Boston) of the Critical Management Studies (CMS) Division, Academy of Management.

Expert Evaluator

• Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

Evaluating applications for Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies' 2020/21 AIAS-COFUND Fellowships for both junior and senior researchers. With research excellence as the primary selection criterion to obtain the most talented and most promising group of fellows, the AIAS-COFUND Fellowship programme offers a multidisciplinary research platform and creates an opportunity for researchers to gain freedom and independence to advance their own ideas. The programme is completely bottom-up and is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. Show less

Expert Evaluator and Monitor

• 2015 - 2020

Evaluating and monitoring Horizon 2020 FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) Open Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) aimed both at structuring and building communities around emerging FET relevant topics and at stimulating take-up of FET research results towards impact and innovation. Evaluating and monitoring Horizon 2020 FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) Open Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) aimed both at structuring and building communities around emerging FET relevant topics and at stimulating take-up of FET research results towards impact and innovation.

Expert Evaluator

• 2019 - 2019

Assessing proposals for the Micas Accelerate Internship Program that foster long-term collaborations between universities and industry, partnering a principal investigator, his/her graduate student, and a non-academic partner on a joint research project. Mitacs Accelerate is Canada’s premiere research internship program connecting companies with research-based universities through graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who apply their specialized expertise to business challenges. Assessing proposals for the Micas Accelerate Internship Program that foster long-term collaborations between universities and industry, partnering a principal investigator, his/her graduate student, and a non-academic partner on a joint research project. Mitacs Accelerate is Canada’s premiere research internship program connecting companies with research-based universities through graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who apply their specialized expertise to business challenges.

Visiting Scholar

• Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

Institute of Sociology Institute of Sociology

Visiting Scholar

• Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

College of Management College of Management

Lecturer in Organisation Studies and International Business

• 1999 - 2003

Member of Isenberg School of Management teaching faculty. Active role in teaching, research, service and engagement.• Recipient of Fulbright Fellowship, the most widely recognised and prestigious international exchange programme in the world, awarded following competitive peer review process.• Responsible for module development and implementation, and for all aspects of course and student management. • Courses taught included: Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Principles of Management, Behaviour in the Global Economy, and Introduction to Global Business (team taught with 6 other faculty). • Continually cited by students, along with School and Department management, for excellence in teaching. Consistently scored above the departmental average in student ratings of modules taught. Record of 100% student progression, as validated by the Department Chair and Undergraduate Dean. Show less

Full time PhD Programme work

• 1997 - 1999

Head of Customer Relations

• 1996 - 1997

Recruited back (post-MBA) to this newly created senior management post within Corporate Affairs with the objective to position and promote customer relations internally and externally as a proactive agent of organisational change. Managed a budget of €750k and 14 direct reports. • Member of the senior management team responsible for coordinating all aspects of corporate affairs, including communication of the company’s strategic alliance launch. • Initiated and managed the creation of a Malicious Calls Bureau, leading a complete overhaul of how malicious phone call complaints were handled and prosecuted, working in partnership with multiple stakeholders including affected customers, An Garda Síochána, victims support groups and RTÉ Radio 1’s Liveline. • Developed the entire process leading to the selection of Ireland’s Information Age Town (€19m investment), to include establishing the selection/judging process and criteria, identification of and on-going communication with all eligible towns, development of AV information packs, handling PR, and drafting the CEO’s and Telecoms Minister’s speeches. • Monitored all Chief Executive correspondence with customers and public representatives, researched and drafted speeches and presentations at national and international conferences, and the CEO’s 1997 Annual Report review. Show less

Career break to pursue full-time MBA studies

• 1995 - 1996

Spanish Language Teacher

• 1992 - 1994

Established in 1950, the Dublin Institute of Adult Education hosted lectures, debates and conferences, and delivered courses and training, in various subjects, including Spanish (evening). The Institute is now called the Dublin Adult Learning Centre. Established in 1950, the Dublin Institute of Adult Education hosted lectures, debates and conferences, and delivered courses and training, in various subjects, including Spanish (evening). The Institute is now called the Dublin Adult Learning Centre.

English Language Teacher

• 1985 - 1987