Helen has 30 years' experience in a wide range of chief executive, director and non-executive director level roles in public, international, private, family-owned business, not-for-profit and NGO sectors. Prior to joining the IPA, she was Director of UCD Smurfit Executive Development at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Ireland’s only FT-ranked provider of executive education, which she led for over ten years to reach 31st position globally in the 2022 Financial Times Executive Education Open Enrolment Rankings.
Helen holds a B.A. from DCU, a MBS from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, an Executive Masters in Consulting and Coaching for Change from Insead Business School, France in addition to a range of further qualifications in coaching, psychometrics and leadership development.