Biography

With a greater understanding of how new ideas are generated and social innovations operate we can respond to the biggest challenges of our times in more supportive and positive ways. Since completing a BA in International Relations at Dublin City University and an MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy at the University of Oxford, I have worked to create impact in the third sector. With Greenpeace, Oxfam International, The Syria Campaign and then as CEO of The Developer Society, a nonprofit cooperative delivering tech for good projects, I have had the chance to support hundreds of leading charities and NGOs to use technology to deliver on their missions. I have seen first hand how the power of innovation can drive immense change. At the Cambridge Judge Business School, my PhD research will build on the work of my MPhil exploring the conception of risk in nonprofit and humanitarian projects using emerging technologies. It is my belief that using innovation and organisational theory to generate knowledge in this area will help create more effective and impactful support for vulnerable people around the world. I am honoured to be a part of the Gates Cambridge community.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge ISO 2023
University of Oxford NSEP 2013
Dublin City University International Relations 2010