Professor Frances Ruane

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Frances Ruane is currently Chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council, and a non-executive member of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Board. She is also an Honorary Fellow at TCD and a Research Affiliate at the ESRI.

A graduate of UCD (BA, MA) and Oxford University (M Phil, D Phil), Frances held academic positions at TCD (1977 to 2006), and was Director of the ESRI (2006 to 2015). She has published widely on economic development and public policy.

Frances has been a board member of IDA Ireland, HEA and HRB, and served on various national and international committees.

Frances will be speaking as part of the Systemic Challenges: Response session on Tuesday 25 March.

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