Joan Mulvihill

Centre Director, IC4

Joan previously has 8 years of retail experience within the Kingfisher Group in London and Amsterdam, she returned to Dublin in 2002 and joined Becton Dickinson’s global sourcing team with procurement responsibilities for car leasing and marketing spend across Europe and the US. Three years later Joan moved to a senior consulting role within leading international professional services firm, BDO International, as Head of Family Business consulting services.

She was appointed CEO of the Irish Internet Association in November 2009 and is privileged to work with the best and brightest of technology start-ups as well as supporting traditional businesses in the adoption of web-based technologies. Over the past three years, the IIA has led new initiatives such as Digitise the Nation to bridge the digital divide, policy papers addressing the Digital Skills Shortage and Open-Data and driving business growth through Digital Marketing, eCommerce and Cloud Computing.