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BUSINESSThe Business 100 celebrates the great success of the Irishin corporate America. The executives profiled in the following pages represent some of the most influentialand innovative corporations in the world, in sectorsranging from technology to cosmetics, from publishing toinsurance, from advertising to automobiles. From thosewho were born in Ireland to those who feel strongly connected to an ancestor who immigrated generationsago, all of the honorees hold their Irish heritage in the highest regard. Their achievements are a testament to the incredible scope, power andaccomplishments of the Irish diaspora. Irish America is proud to recognize this remarkable groupof men and women. Congratulations to all of thehonorees.

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“For me, being Irish is about perseverance, resilience and gratitude, and I am proud

to embody those traits in everything I do.” – Alan Ennis, Revlon

“The McGrawsbrought fromIreland a greatlove of learningand a belief thathonesty and hardwork are funda-mental to strongsocieties.”

– Harold (Terry)McGraw, III, The

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“Our Irish heritagegrounded our family in tradition,and taught usfrom an early ageto be respectfuland curiousabout our familyhistory.”

– Patricia Farrell, Aetna

“It’s just so easy being there, because Ireland is acountry you can get your arms around prettyeasily. It’s like going to the next parish. ”

– Jim Quinn, Tiffany & Co.

“My Irishness is anabsolutely integralpart of my sense ofself. From the factsaround my great-grandparents’ immigra-tion to this country tothe stories of their life in19th century Lowell,Massachusetts andspecifically their life inthe very home wheremy father lived all his life, I have feltconnected to Irelandand the struggles ofthe Irish immigrants tothis country all my life.”– Tim Sullivan, Ancestry.com

Most Popular Counties of Origin:Cork • Kerry • DublinTipperary • Mayo • Roscommon

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Most MentionedColleges andUniversities:Harvard • University CollegeDublin • Northwestern • TrinityCollege Dublin • Georgetown

“When I think of my Irishheritage, I think of laugh-ter – laughing with myaunts and uncles, mybrothers and my friends inDublin. Being Irish meansbeing able to find thebeauty and humor inalmost anything.”

– Brian Monahan, MAGNA Global

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CHARLENE BEGLEYGeneral ElectricCharlene Begley is president and CEO of GEHome & Business Solutions and a senior vicepresident and CIO for GE.

Charlene joined GE in 1988 and progressedthrough leadership roles including vice president,GE Corporate Audit Staff and president andCEO for several GE businesses including GEFANUC Automation, Transportation, Plastics,and Enterprise Solutions. At 32, she became thecompany’s youngest ever corporate officer, andshe also set the record as the first woman to leadone of GE’s major business units and the firstfemale senior vice president. Her accomplish-ments have been recognized on lists in Fortune,Forbes and the Wall Street Journal.

Charlene is a member of GE’s CorporateExecutive Council and the boards of MorphoDetection, Inc. and the National Association ofManufacturers. She is also a member of theWorld Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders.

A fifth-generation Irish American, Charlenegraduated from the University of Vermont.

TOM BRADLEYDorsey & Whitney LLPTom Bradley is chief financial officer at Dorsey &Whitney, LLP, a leading international law firm witha home base in Minneapolis. He most recentlyserved as executive vice president and CFO of FairIsaac Corporation. Previously, he headed NorthAmerica Operations for Zurich Financial Services,a firm he joined in 2004 as CFO for NorthAmerica. Before that, he was executive vice presi-dent and CFO for The St. Paul Companies. Tomjoined St. Paul in 1998 when that companyacquired USF&G, where he was serving as vicepresident of finance and corporate controller.

A graduate of the University of Maryland witha bachelor's degree in accounting, Tom also holdsan MBA from Loyola College of Maryland, and isa certified public accountant. He resides in St. Paul,MN with his wife Michelle and son Andrew.

Tom is a third-generation Irish American. Hisgreat-grandfather, Thomas Bradley, came toNewtown, CT from the west coast of CountyClare, fought in the Civil War, raised seven sons,and rose from a factory worker to become thetown's selectman and postmaster.

CONRAD BURKEDuPont InnovalightConrad Burke founded Innovalight in 2005 andserved as the president and CEO until August 2011,when DuPont acquired the company. He now servesas general manager of DuPont Innovalight.Conrad’s career has provided him with extensiveexperience in research and development, productmanagement, marketing, and sales. He has workedwith leading global organizations like NEC andAT&T, and abroad, with operations in Germany,U.K., and Japan. Before founding Innovalight,Conrad was the SVP of Worldwide Sales for Oclaroand was a venture partner at Sevin Rosen Funds.

He has been recognized for his work, receivingthe Technology Pioneer Award for cleantech inno-vations from the World Economic Forum. In 2010,the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese presentedhim with The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of theYear award. Conrad, who was born in Dublin andraised in Co. Wicklow, is “very proud to have beenborn in Ireland.” He received his MS in physicsfrom Trinity College Dublin and his BS in physicsfrom University College Dublin. Conrad alsoattended The London Business School.

STEVE CAHILLANEThe Coca-Cola CompanyWith twenty years of experience in the bever-erage industry, Steve Cahillane is president of theNorth American Group for Coca-ColaEnterprises (CCE). Steve is one of four childrenof a New York firefighter with roots in Co. Kerryand a mother who was born and raised inDonegal and immigrated to New York City at theage of 18. He holds a BA degree in political sci-ence from Northwestern University and an MBAfrom Harvard University.

Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Steve, who beganhis career as a sales representative for E&J GalloWinery, held senior management positions withCoors Distribution Company, InBev, and LabattUSA. He entered the European beverage indus-try in 2003, working for two years as chief execu-tive of Interbrew UK and Ireland. Following that,he moved to Brussels and served as chief com-mercial officer for InBev. In 2007, Steve wasappointed president of the Europe Group forCCE, and in 2008, he was named president ofCCE’s North American Group.

He and his wife, Tracy, reside in Atlanta withtheir four children.

JOAN CARROLL PwCJoan Carroll is a director in the Personal FinanceServices Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.For over 24 years, she has provided comprehen-sive tax and financial planning services to highnet worth individuals, managers and investors ofhedge funds and private equity funds, senior cor-porate executives, and owners of closely heldbusinesses.

Joan holds a BBA in accounting from AdelphiUniversity, and currently serves on the Board ofDirectors of Concern Worldwide US.

She grew up in Wantagh, New York and nowresides in nearby Long Beach. Her grandfather,Patrick McHugh, was born in County Leitrim,while the Carroll name hails from Westport,County Mayo. Joan is very proud to be of Irishdescent, and is “grateful for the strong faith thatwas passed down to me.”

LIAM CASEYPCH International

Liam Casey is the founder and CEO of PCHInternational, a supply chain management compa-ny focused on consumer electronics, personal com-puters, medical devices, telecommunication indus-tries, and clean technologies.

Liam identified the enormous potential andopportunities for growth in China in the mid-1990s. PCH was founded in 1996 in Cork, Ireland,where the company is headquartered, and whereLiam was born. Its operational headquarters are inShenzhen, China. Over 1000 employees work inPCH offices in Ireland, China, USA, with a soft-ware development team in South Africa.

PCH’s clients are primarily multinationals basedin North America including three of the top fivepersonal computer companies, three of the top fivetelecom and networking companies, and three ofthe top five consumer electronics companies world-wide.

Liam was awarded Ernst & Young'sEntrepreneur of the Year-Ireland accolade in2007. In June 2011, he was admitted as a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

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CHERYL CAVANAUGHPernod-RicardCheryl Cavanaugh began her career in the spiritsindustry in 2005, as a member of the AbsolutVodka marketing team. Following the acquisitionof Absolut by Pernod Ricard in 2008, Cheryljoined the Jameson Irish Whiskey brand team. Asbrand manager of Jameson for the U.S., Cherylhas continually played a key role in driving thetremendous growth of Jameson. According to theBeverage Information Group’s 2011 report, thebrand now claims 73% market share contributingto 89% of growth on the Irish Whiskey category.Jameson surpassed its one-millionth case salesmilestone in 2010 .

The current scope of Cheryl’s responsibilitiesincludes Digital Strategy and Activation, PR &Events, Bartender Outreach and CategoryManagement. Cheryl is a graduate of BostonUniversity with a degree in mass communication,and resides in Westchester, NY with her husband.With a paternal grandmother from Co. Longford,Cheryl is a second-generation Irish Americanwho also traces her roots to Co. Cork on hermother’s side of the family.

KIERAN CLAFFEYPwCKieran Claffey is a partner at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers, LLP. After joining PwC in 1985, hespent over ten years in the Assurance practicebefore transfering to the national office to focus onlitigation and regulatory related issues. He repre-sents PwC on the Technical StandardsCommittee of the American Institute of CPAs.

Kieran was a founding member and director ofthe Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the U.S.and a director of the European-AmericanChamber of Commerce. He is the national treas-urer and board member of the Ireland-U.S.Council of Commerce & Industry. He is chair-man of the finance committee, member of theexecutive committee and on the Board ofTrustees of The Gateway Schools, and is a direc-tor of Legal Information for Families Today

Born in Dublin, Kieran is an avid sportsmanand has won several all Ireland dancing medals. Agraduate of University College Dublin, he is fel-low of the Institute of Chartered Accountants inIreland. Kieran lives in Manhattan with his wife,Michelle, and three sons, Ryan, CJ and Steven.

AODAN COBURNSony Pictures Home EntertainmentWith 25 years of experience in the home entertain-ment industry, Aodan Coburn is the executive vicepresident of Worldwide Operations, Sony PicturesHome Entertainment (SPHE). He helps supervisethe global operations, sales and marketing of allpackaged media (Blu-ray Disc™, DVD, UMD andVHS.)

Prior to his current position, Aodan was seniorvice president of International Operations andoversaw the merger of SPHE and MGM HomeEntertainment. He began working at SPHE (thenColumbia TriStar Home Entertainment) in 1988after working at Rank Video Services in the U.K.

His accomplishments include launching theDVD format in 24 countries around the world. Hewas named one of the “Top 30 Irish OverseasExecutives” by the Sunday Independent.

Born in Ireland, with roots in Dundalk, Aodanholds a BA and MA in economics and businessstudies from Trinity College Dublin. He and hiswife, Elizabeth, have two children and he says, “thebiggest thing about me is being Irish. The more Itravel, the more I realize just how Irish I am.”

THOMAS W. CODDPwCThomas W. Codd is PwC’s North Texas managingpartner. He was a two-term elected member ofPwC’s Board of Partners. He has spent his entirecareer serving manufacturing and distributioncompanies, ranging from private companies tomultinational corporations.

Tom is a director of the American IrelandFund, a member of the North AmericanAdvisory Board of the UCD Michael SmurfitGraduate Business School and a member of theNew York City Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Heearned a BSc in management from PurdueUniversity. He also serves on many civic boards inDallas, including The Catholic Foundation,World Affairs Council of Dallas-Ft. Worth andCircle 10 Council/Boy Scouts of America

Tom is a second-generation Irish Americanwhose paternal grandparents were born in coun-ties Carlow and Sligo. On his Irish heritage heremarks, “I attribute my fundamental values ofwork ethic, loyalty, fortitude, charity, humor, andgrace in large part to my ancestry. ” He and hiswife, Shelly, live in Dallas, Texas with their fourchildren: Tommy, Kevin, Mike and Kaitlin.

DONALD E. COLLERANFederal ExpressSince 2006, Don Colleran has been executive vicepresident of Global Sales & Solutions for FedExServices, leading a global organization of morethan 7,000.

Don started with FedEx in 1989 as anInternational Sales manager. In 1992, he moved toTokyo and began a 12-year career in internationalsales and operations management. There, Donbecame managing director of Sales, North PacificRegion and in 1997 was named vice president,Sales, for the Asia Pacific region. In 2000, he waspromoted to president, FedEx Canada. Three yearslater he was named senior vice president,International Sales and moved to Memphis, Tenn.

A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Don is athird-generation Irish American with roots inGalway and Cork. He earned a BS in businessadministration from the University of NewHampshire. Don is a member of the Board ofTrustees for the Indy Festival Foundation children’scharities, a member of the American Chamber ofCommerce and a member of the US-ASEANBusiness Council. He also serves on the Board ofthe InMotion Orthopaedic Research Center.

FRANK COMERFORDNBC Owned Television StationsFrancis X. Comerford is the chief revenue officer &president of commercial operations for NBCOwned Television Stations. Frank joined NBC in1994. Before being promoted to his current role in2008, he was president and general manager ofNBC’s flagship station, WNBC. His career in thetelevision industry spans over 30 years.

Frank is very active in the community, servingon many charitable boards including the NYC St.Patrick’s Day Parade, Catholic Charities of theArchdiocese of New York, the Association for aBetter New York and The Television Bureau ofAdvertising. He has been honored by several organ-izations, including: the Child Abuse PreventionProgram, the Diocese of Brooklyn, and Friends ofAHRC Nassau Autism Program. He was ChiefBrehon of Brooklyn’s Great Irish Fair in 2003 andhas been named a “Favorite Son of Brooklyn.”Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitzdeclared Nov. 26, 2002 Frank Comerford Day.

Frank, his wife, Maura, and their son Francis Jr.,live in Brooklyn and Long Island. He has roots inCo. Kilkenny and was recently named GrandMarshal of the 2012 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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DEIRDRE CONNELLYGlaxoSmithKlineDeirdre Connelly is president, North AmericaPharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline. She is amember of the global Corporate Executive Teamand co-chairs, along with the Chairman,Research and Development, the PortfolioManagement Board. Prior to joining GSK,Deirdre served as president of U.S. operations atEli Lilly and Company.

Deirdre has been consistently recognized byFortune as one of the 50 most powerful women inbusiness. In 2008, she was appointed to thePresident’s Commission on White HouseFellowships. In 2010, she was named Woman ofthe Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’sAssociation.

Deirdre was born in San Juan to an Irish fatherand a Puerto Rican mother. She earned a bache-lor’s degree in economics and marketing fromLycoming College in Pennsylvania in 1983. In2000, she graduated from Harvard University’sAdvanced Management Program.

ADELE COOPERFacebookAdele Cooper is director of Global CustomerMarketing & Communications at Facebook and isbased in the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto,California. She oversees all outbound marketingand communications to Facebook’s advertisingclients and agency partners globally. Prior to join-ing Facebook, Adele spent six years at Google,where she was director of Global CustomerMarketing. Previously, she was Google’s director ofOnline Sales & Operations for the UK, Irish andBenelux markets, based at the company’s EMEAheadquarters in Dublin.

As the first local manager hire for Google inDublin, she played an instrumental role in thedevelopment of the Dublin office. Prior tojoining Google, Adele spent several years in busi-ness development at a number of different technol-ogy ventures in Dublin. She began her careerat Disney Interactive (the multi-media division of

The Walt Disney Company), based in both the USand France.

Born and raised in Dublin, Adele has a BA fromStanford University and an MBA from Harvard.

CATHERINE COUGHLINAT&TCatherine Coughlin oversees AT&T brand strat-egy, advertising, corporate communications,events and sponsorships worldwide. Cathy beganher communications career in 1979 when shejoined Southwestern Bell Telephone Company inher hometown of St. Louis. During her over 30year career, she has held officer roles in sales,marketing, operations and advertising for AT&T.

Prior to her current role, Cathy was presidentand chief executive officer of AT&T Midwest.Throughout her career, Cathy has been commit-ted to serving the community. She serves on theboard of directors of several organizationsincluding Northwestern University, the GirlScouts of the USA and the Dallas Women’sMuseum. She also serves on the board of trusteesof the American Film Institute.

Cathy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in eco-nomics from Northwestern University and aMaster of Science in Finance degree from St.Louis University.

DENNIS CROWLEYFoursquareDennis Crowley is the co-founder of Foursquare,a service that mixes social, locative and gamingelements to encourage people to explore thecities in which they live. Previously, Dennisfounded dodgeball.com, one of the first mobilesocial services in the US, which was acquired byGoogle in 2005. In 2005 Dennis was named oneof the “Top 35 Innovators Under 35” by MIT’sTechnology Review magazine. In 2009 he won the“Fast Money” bonus round on the TV gameshow Family Feud.

His work has featured in The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Time, Newsweek,MTV, Slashdot and NBC. Dennis is currently anadjunct professor at NYU’s InteractiveTelecommunications Program (ITP).

A fourth-generation Irish American, Dennisholds a master’s degree from NYU’s InteractiveTelecommunications Program and a bachelor’sdegree from the Newhouse School at SyracuseUniversity. His great-great-grandparentsemigrated from Sneem, County Kerry.

PAMELA DALEYGeneral ElectricPamela Daley is senior vice president at GeneralElectric. She earned her AB degree from PrincetonUniversity and graduated first in her class from theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School, where shewas editor-in-chief of the Law Review. Before join-ing GE, Pamela was a tax partner at Morgan,Lewis & Bockius and an adjunct professor at theUPenn Law School.

Pamela joined GE in 1989 as tax counsel andwas VP and senior counsel for transactions from1991 to 2004. In 2004, she became VP-corporatebusiness development and was promoted to hercurrent position in 2005. She is responsible for GE’smergers, acquisitions and divestiture activitiesworldwide.

Pamela serves on the boards of General ElectricCapital Corporation, GE Capital Services, Inc.,and the GE Foundation. She is a member of theboards of UPenn, the UPenn Law School and TheJuilliard School. She is a past director of the WorldWildlife Fund and is a member of its NationalCouncil. She is a third-generation Irish Americanwith roots in Meath on her father’s side.

BILL DALYWarner Bros.Bill Daly has served as the senior vice president ofWarner Bros. Pictures Post Production since 2006.Previously, he held the position of director andbecame vice president in 2003. Bill has supervisedsuch films as Ocean’s 11, Happy Feet, The Dark Knight,all of the Harry Potter films, and Sherlock Holmes: AGame of Shadows.

Prior to his work at Warner Bros., Bill began hiscareer at ABC. He was the unit manager for sever-al news programs, including 20/20, Good MorningAmerica, and ABC World News Tonight. He made themove to Lorimar-Telepictures before WarnerCommunications absorbed the company.

Bill graduated magna cum laude from TempleUniversity School of Communications andTheater in 1977. He has served on the Board ofTemple University School of Communications andTheater since 1999. A second-generation IrishAmerican, he says, “Almost literally, I grew up withone foot in Philly and one foot in West Limerick. Itwas just the way we lived. I never thought about itvery much. Isn’t everybody Irish?” Bill and his wife,Patricia Yamate, have a son, Ian.

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MICHAEL E. DANIELSIBMMike Daniels has worldwide responsibility for IBMServices, which includes outsourcing, consultingand systems integration, application management,integrated technology services, maintenance andtechnical services, and global delivery. These busi-nesses account for more than half of IBM revenue.

Previously, Mike was general manager of IBM’sSales and Distribution operations in the UnitedStates, Canada, and Latin America. Before that,he led Global Services in the Asia Pacific region.Since joining IBM in 1976, he has held a numberof leadership positions in sales, marketing, andservices, and was general manager of several serv-ices businesses, including Product Support Services,Availability Services, and Systems Solutions.

He sits on the Board of Directors for TycoInternational and serves as IBM’s Senior StateExecutive for Connecticut. Mike is a graduate ofThe College of the Holy Cross with a degree inpolitical science, and serves as a trustee at HolyCross. Mike traces his Irish roots to his father’sancestors, the Hogans, who emigrated from Co.Clare. He and his wife, Patty, have three children.

A. JAMES DEHAYESDeHayes Consulting GroupA. James DeHayes is an authority on strategydevelopment and implementation in marketing,distribution, and M&A support for the financialservices industry. He has successfully guidedclients through the complex process of designingand developing distribution systems tailored fornew products, enhancing productivity and prof-itability of existing distribution, and adjustinglegacy distribution to new competitive realities.

Prior to founding DeHayes Consulting Group,Jim served as CMO for a major diversified finan-cial services company. He is an alumnus of theHarvard Business School, a graduate ofLeadership in Professional Services, a charteredlife underwriter and chartered financial consult-ant from the American College, and holds anMBA from Pepperdine University.

Jim is a member of the North AmericanAdvisory Board for the UCD Michael SmurfitGraduate Business School in Dublin. A second-generation Irish American whose mother’s fami-ly has roots in Belfast, Jim is married with sixchildren.

MICHAEL J. DOLANExxonMobilMichael J. Dolan has worked in the oil and petro-chemical business for 36 years. He began his careerin research and development, and proceededthrough a variety of research, engineering, manu-facturing and business management positions.Michael has worked in all parts of ExxonMobil’sbusiness both domestically and abroad.

Today he is senior vice president and a memberof the management committee of ExxonMobilCorporation in Dallas, TX.

Michael is a director of the U.S.-Saudi ArabianBusiness Council, the U.S.-China Business Council,and a former director of the American PetroleumInstitute. He is also trustee of his alma mater,Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he receiveda BS in chemical engineering. Michael holds anMBA from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He isa third-generation Irish American with roots inBallincollig, Co Cork. He says, “My great-grandfa-ther came to America, served in the army andbought a small farm. His descendants have beenliving the American dream as a result.” Michaeland his wife, Debora, have four children.

PATRICK W. DOLANKPMG LLPPatrick W. Dolan has over 30 years of experience inconsumer markets and wholesale industries. As thenational managing partner of MarketDevelopment at KPMG, Pat has successfully ledcross-functional teams to develop new clients, whileretaining already existing clients. He also overseesKPMG’s 12 industry sectors, the company’sChannel Initiatives, and its Marketing Group.

Pat is a member of both the American Instituteof Certified Public Accountants and the IllinoisSociety of Certified Public Accountants. Heserves as a board member for the ChicagoChamber of Commerce, and is also on the Boardof Trustees and the treasurer for the ChicagoHistory Museum.

Pat earned his BBA in accounting from theUniversity of Notre Dame. A fourth-generationIrish American with ancestral links to Co.Galway, Pat says, “Whether it is touring Ireland totrace my family roots or watching my daughter atan Irish dance recital, I am very proud of myIrish heritage.” He and his wife, Nancy, havethree children, Kevin, Patrick and Erin.

JOHN DONAHOEeBay MarketplaceJohn Donahoe became president and CEO ofeBay Inc. in 2008. He has global responsibility forgrowing each of the company’s business units,which include eBay Marketplaces, PayPal andSkype. John joined eBay in February 2005 aspresident of eBay Marketplaces. He focused onexpanding eBay’s core business and also oversawa number of strategic acquisitions, includingShopping.com, StubHub and classifieds sites,such as Gumtree and LoQUo.

Prior to eBay, John spent over 20 years at Bain& Co., a worldwide consulting firm. Starting asan associate consultant, John became the firm’sCEO and oversaw Bain’s 30 offices and 3,000employees.

In addition to serving on the Board ofDirectors for eBay Inc. and Intel Corp., John isalso on the Board of Trustees of DartmouthCollege. John received a BA from Dartmouth andan MBA from the Stanford Graduate School ofBusiness.

A fifth-generation Irish American, John’s rootsare in Tipperary. He is married to EileenChamberlain and they have four children.

CRAIG S. DONOHUECME GroupCraig S. Donohue has served as CEO of CMEGroup and its predecessor company, CMEHoldings Inc. since 2004.

In 2010, Craig was selected as one of the 50best-performing CEOs in the world by the HarvardBusiness Review. In 2009, Craig was named toInstitutional Investor’s Power 50 list of the World’sMost Influential People in Finance. He is a mem-ber of the Wall Street Journal’s CEO council andserves on the steering committee for its Future ofFinance Initiative. He is chairman of the board ofdirectors of the Council for Economic Educationand chairman of the Executives’ Club of Chicago.Craig serves on CME Group’s Board of Directors,as well as the boards of BM&FBOVESPA and theWorld Federation of Exchanges.

A third-generation Irish American with roots inCo. Cork, he earned an MBA from Northwestern’sKellogg School of Management, a JD from JohnMarshall Law School, his ML in financial servicesregulation from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Lawand a BA in political science and history from DrakeUniversity. He lives in Northbrook, IL, with hiswife and their three children.

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LISA DONOHUEStarcom USALisa Donohue is CEO of Chicago-based Starcom,whose clients include Bank of America, GeneralMotors, Kellogg’s and Mars/Wrigley. Prior to tack-ling the top job at Starcom, Lisa served as presidentof the Truth and Design group at SMG sisteragency MediaVest. Since beginning her career in1987, Lisa has exhibited strong strategic thinking ona variety of accounts including Kellogg’s, GeneralMotors, Miller, NYSE, Samsonite and Sony.

Lisa is active on the SMG network’s LeadershipBoard and Global Product Committee, and aboard member of SMGx. She delivered thekeynote address at the iMedia Connection AgencySummit, and the Chicago CMO Summit in both2010 and 2011. Her other career accolades includeChicago Advertising Federation’s 2011 AdvertisingWoman of the Year honor, Adweek’s 2011 Executiveof the Year award, two Mediaweek “Plan of theYear” honors, and two Cannes Media Lion victo-ries for her work on Nintendo.

Lisa is a third-generation Irish American on herfather’s side and fourth-generation on her moth-er’s. Both families are from Cork.

BRENDAN DOUGHERPwCBrendan Dougher is a managing partner atPricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP with the New YorkMetro region of the firm. Brendan has 28 years ofexperience with PwC and prior to his current posi-tion he was Managing Partner of the Firm’s NewJersey practice. He heads the firm’s involvementwith the Partnership for New York City and servesas Senior Relationship Partner for several ofclients, including New York Life and Con Edison,Inc.

Brendan is a certified public accountant and amember of both the New York State and NewJersey State Societies of Certified PublicAccountants. He is also a member ofthe American Institute of Certified PublicAccountants. Brendan serves as a board memberof the Foreign Policy Association, for which hewon the Corporate Social Responsibility Award.

Brendan graduated with a bachelor’s inaccounting from King’s College. He is a third-gen-eration Irish American who can trace his familyback to Co. Mayo. He says, “I am proud to say Iam Irish everyday.”

MICHAEL J. DOWLINGNorth Shore-LIJ Health SystemsMichael J. Dowling is president and CEO of theNorth Shore-LIJ Health System. Prior to becomingpresident and CEO in 2002, Michael was thehealth system’s executive vice president and COO.Before joining North Shore-LIJ in 1995, he was asenior vice president at Empire Blue Cross/BlueShield. He served in New York State governmentfor 12 years, including seven years as state directorof health, education and human services anddeputy secretary to the Governor. He was alsocommissioner of the New York State Departmentof Social Services. Before his public service career,he was a professor and dean at Fordham University.

Michael is chairman of the National Center forHealthcare Leadership and chairman of the NorthAmerican Board of the Smurfit School of Businessat UCD. He grew up in Limerick and earned hisundergraduate degree from University CollegeCork and his MA from Fordham. He has honorarydoctorates from Hofstra University and DowlingCollege. He recently received the 2011 HealthInformation Management Systems Society CEOIT Achievement Award.

PATRICK T. DOYLEDirecTVAs the executive vice president and chief finan-cial officer of DirecTV, Pat Doyle is in charge ofall internal and external financial affairs. Theseinclude accounting, financial planning, treasury,business management, investor relations, andaudit and tax.

Before becoming executive vice president andchief financial officer, Pat held the position ofcontroller and chief accounting officer. He is acertified public accountant, having first workedfor Deloitte and Touche accounting firm. Hethen worked for Baker Hughes, an oilfield servic-es company. Pat joined DirecTV in 1992 asdirector of Taxes and was appointed vice presi-dent of Taxes in 1996, having the added respon-sibility of Corporate Development in 1997.

As a fourth-generation Irish American, tracinghis family back to Tipperary, Pat believes hisIrish heritage is important because it influenceshis behavior, values, morals and attitudes. Heand his wife, Marla, have two sons, Brendan andRyan.

BILL DUFFYBobcats Sports & Entertainment A 23-year veteran of the sports industry, Bill Duffywas named executive vice president, chief financialand administrative officer for Bobcats Sports &Entertainment in August 2010. He oversees thefinance, human resources, legal, IT and arenaadministration departments for the CharlotteBobcats and Time Warner Cable Arena.

A graduate of Princeton University and NYU,where he earned his master’s in Accounting, Bill’swork history includes executive positions with theSan Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, AtlantaHawks and Thrashers and the NFL.

A dual US-Irish citizen, Bill’s roots run deep,including service on the Executive Committee ofICCUSA, Atlanta Chapter, the ExecutiveCommittee of the Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade,and accompanying Georgia Governor Perdue on atrade mission to Ireland in 2007. A strong advocatefor improving the lives of children, Bill spent sixyears on the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters ofMetro Atlanta. A certified public accountant, Billhas been married to his wife, Cathy, for 30 years,and raised two daughters, Erin and Caitlin.

MIKE DUFFYCardinal HealthMike Duffy is executive vice president of GlobalManufacturing and Supply Chain for CardinalHealth. Prior to Cardinal Health, Duffy served asvice president, Global Value Chain at TheGillette Co. Mike is president of the CorporateAdvisory Council at the University of MichiganRoss School of Business Master of Supply Chain Management Program and a formerboard member of the Council of Supply ChainManagement Professionals (CSCMP).

Mike earned both his bachelor’s degree (oper-ations research) and master’s degree (transporta-tion) from the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT). He is a fourth-generationIrish American with roots in Dublin on both sidesof the family, and ancestors from Kilkenny on his mother’s side. He remarks, “my family is from Boston, where the Irish community is stillvery active. I am proud to be a descendant ofthe Irish community that both built the city infrastructure and shaped its local culture. It isthat work ethic and sense of purpose that I carrywith me every day.”

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TERRENCE A. DUFFYCME Group Inc.Terrence A. Duffy has been executive chairman

of CME Group since 2007. Previously, he waschairman of the board of CME and CMEHoldings since 2002 and executive chairmansince 2006.

He serves on the board of directors of WorldBusiness Chicago, the board of trustees of SaintXavier University, and the regional advisoryboard of The American Ireland Fund. He is alsoco-chair of the Mayo Clinic Greater ChicagoLeadership Council. In 2002, Duffy was appoint-ed by President Bush to serve on a NationalSaver Summit on Retirement Savings and con-firmed by the U.S. Senate in 2003 to the FederalRetirement Thrift Investment Board.

A third-generation Irish American, Terrenceattended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. In 2007, he received a Doctor ofHumane Letters from DePaul University.

ALAN T. ENNIS Revlon, Inc.Alan T. Ennis has served as Revlon’s president andCEO since May 2009 and has been a director onthe Company’s board since March 2009. He wasnamed a “Top 40 financial executive under 40” byTreasury & Risk magazine in 2008. Prior to joiningRevlon, Alan held several senior positions withIngersoll-Rand Company. He began his career in1991 with Arthur Andersen in Dublin.

A chartered accountant and member of theInstitute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland,Alan is on the Board of Directors of the Ireland -U.S. Council. Alan holds a Bachelor ofCommerce degree from University CollegeDublin, Ireland, and a Master of BusinessAdministration degree from NYU Stern. Thispast summer, he returned to NYU as commence-ment speaker for the 2011 Executive MBA gradu-ation ceremony. Born in Dublin to Michael Ennisof Tipperary and Maggie Ennis of Cork, Alanbelieves that “being Irish is about perseverance,resilience, and gratitude.” He currently resides inNew Jersey with his wife, Michelle, and threeyoung children.

MARY CALLAHAN ERDOESJ.P. Morgan AssetManagementMary Callahan Erdoes is CEO of J.P. Morgan’sAsset Management division, a global leader ininvestment management and private bankingwith more than $1.9 trillion in assets under super-vision. Prior to being named CEO in 2009, sheheld a number of senior management positions,including CEO of the Private Bank, and chair-man and CEO of Global Wealth Management.She joined J.P. Morgan in 1996 from Meredith,Martin & Kaye.

A graduate of Georgetown University (B.S.)and Harvard Business School (M.B.A.), Mary wasrecognized by Forbes and Fortune magazines fortheir “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” and“50 Most Powerful Women in Business” lists,respectively. An Illinois native, she is a fourth-gen-eration Irish American. Her great-grandparentsemigrated from Co. Cork on her father’s side andCo. Tipperary on her mother’s. She lives in NewYork City with her husband and three daughters.

JOSEPH F. FALLONThe Fallon CompanyAs CEO and president of The Fallon Company,Joseph F. Fallon oversees the development andinvestment operations of the company’s real estateportfolio, which includes some of the most soughtafter residential, hotel and commercial properties inBoston. Fan Pier Boston – a three billion dollarmixed-use development considered by many to bethe “Crown Jewel” of Boston Harbor – also thelargest privately funded construction job currentlyunderway in the country – has benefited greatlyfrom his strong sense of vision and leadership qual-ities. His ability to work with Boston’s agencies andcommunity groups has been lauded by the BostonRedevelopment Authority, which honored him withthe prestigious “Developer of the Year” award.Joseph has served on numerous non-profit boardsand currently serves on the boards of The BostonSymphony Orchestra, Beth Israel DeaconessHospital, and WGBH.

Recently named one of seven “Bostonians of theYear” by the Boston Globe, Joseph is a Boston-areanative and a third-generation Irish American whoresides in Boston with his wife, Susan, and their twochildren.

JAMES FARLEY Ford Motor CompanyJames Farley is Ford Motor Company’s groupvice president, Global Marketing, Sales andService and is the company’s most senior market-ing leader. Before being appointed to his currentposition in August 2010, Jim was group vice pres-ident, global marketing and Canada, Mexico andSouth America. Before joining Ford, he wasgroup vice president and general manager ofLexus.

James joined Toyota in 1990 and had a distin-guished career there, a highlight being his respon-sibility for the successful launch and rollout ofToyota’s new Scion brand. James was later pro-moted to vice president of Scion and was respon-sible for all Scion activities.

A cousin of the late comedian Chris Farley,James Farley earned a bachelor’s degree in eco-nomics and computer science from GeorgetownUniversity and has an MBA from UCLA.

His grandfather was a longtime Ford workerwho eventually ran a Lincoln-Mercury dealershipnear Detroit. James and his wife, Lia, have threechildren.

BRENDAN P. FARRELL, JR.XSPBrendan P. Farrell, Jr. is CEO of XSP, the globalleader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actionssolutions for the financial industry. Brendan, aFounder of XSP, has over 27 years of experience infinancial services, including six years at FinancialInformation, Inc. as VP of Sales and Marketing.

In 2009, Brendan created IMMRAM, an infor-mal network for the Irish diaspora, which now hashundreds of members. Brendan is also very con-nected to the Irish-American community and serveson various committees. He most recently was co-chair of the 2011 UCD Michael Smurfit GraduateBusiness School Dinner Committee. Brendan was afinalist for the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneurof the Year award.

Born in the U.S. to Brendan, Sr. from Ballinalee,Co. Longford and Rita from Knockbrack,Knockagoshel, Co. Kerry, Brendan was raised inLongford Town, where his family ran O’Farrell’sBar and Grocery. A graduate of the AthloneInstitute of Technology, he is a director to theBoard of the American Friends of AIT. Brendanlives in Denville, NJ with his wife of 20 years,Christine, and their children, Dylan and Brianna.

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JOHN MICHAEL FARRELLKPMGJohn Michael Farrell is a consulting partner inKPMG’s New York office, with over 20 years ofrisk management and risk control experience.Before joining KPMG, John served as the direc-tor of internal audit for Mineral Technologies,Inc.

A graduate of the State University of NewYork at Albany, John received his bachelor’s ofscience degree in accounting and an MBA infinance from Long Island University. He is also acertified public accountant in New York Stateand belongs to the New York State Society ofCPAs.

John is a third-generation Irish American withroots in Monaghan on his father’s side. Hisgrandmother was one of eleven children born atthe turn of the century in New York. John’sgreat-grandparents came to America fromIreland in the 1880s.

PATRICIA A. FARRELL AetnaPatricia A. Farrell is senior vice president ofNational, Government and Specialty Products forAetna, Inc. In this role, Patricia has oversight andresponsibility for National Accounts; Public &Labor, Medicaid and the Federal EmployeeBenefits Program (FEHBP); and Aetna’s Specialtyofferings. Prior to her current position, she was thesenior vice president of National and InternationalBusiness Solutions. She was vice president forAetna’s Capitol Region until 2001.

Patricia holds a BS in accounting fromQuinnipiac University, and is a certified publicaccountant. She is a member of QuinnipiacUniversity’s Board of Trustees, and of theAmerican Institute CPAs.

A third-generation Irish American, Patricia wasborn in Rhode Island to William and Shirley Daly.She says that her Irish heritage “grounded our family in tradition, and taught us from an early ageto be respectful, and curious about our family history.” She and her husband, David, have twosons.

IRIAL FINANCoca-Cola CompanyIrial Finan is executive vice president, The Coca-Cola Company and president of BottlingInvestments and Supply Chain. He is responsiblefor managing a multi-billion-dollar internal bot-tling business, Bottling Investments Group (BIG),which has operations in 5 continents. Irial has 29years experience in The Coca-Cola system. From2001 to 2003, he served as chief executive officerof Coca-Cola HBC. Irial joined the Coca-ColaCompany in 2004 as president, BottlingInvestments and Supply Chain, and was namedexecutive vice president of the company in 2004.

Irial serves on the boards of directors of Coca-Cola FEMSA, Coca-Cola HBC, and theSupervisory Board of CCE AG. He also servesas a non-executive director for Co-operationIreland and NUI Galway Foundation.

He holds a BC from National University of Ireland in Galway and is an Associate (later Fellow) of the Institute of CharteredManagement Accountants. Irial and his wife,Deirdre, have two daughters, Ciara and Roisin.

ANNE M. FINUCANEBank of AmericaAnne M. Finucane is global strategy and market-ing officer at Bank of America, and is also amember of the company’s executive manage-ment team. Finucane oversees the largest com-munity development and investment goal everestablished by a U.S. financial institution ($1.5trillion over ten years). In addition, she oversees a10-year, $2 billion philanthropic giving goalthrough the Bank of America CharitableFoundation.

Anne was listed on the U.S. Banker’s 2011 listof the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking, andwas named “New Englander of the Year” by theNew England Council in 2006. She serves on theboards of Carnegie Hall, the John F. KennedyLibrary Foundation, The American Ireland Fundand the Special Olympics International Board ofTrustees.

A second-generation Irish American, Anne hasroots in County Cork on both sides of her family,most notably through her grandfather, MichaelFinucane, who came to the United States as ayoung boy.

DAVE FITZGERALDFitzgerald & Co.In 1983, Dave Fitzgerald founded Fitzgerald & Co,an advertising agency. He remains president andCEO. His company was named the Best Agency inthe Southeast by Adweek and named one of the 10best companies in Atlanta to work for by the AtlantaBusiness Chronicle for five straight years.

A second-generation Irish American, Dave ranthe Order of the Green Jacket of Ireland, whichhelped raise funds for Irish athletes in the 1996Olympics. A member of the AOH, theMetropolitan Atlanta Police Emerald Society, andthe Hibernian Benevolent Society, he has twicebeen Grand Marshal of the Atlanta St. Patrick’sDay Parade. He is chairman of the 2011 Atlanta StPatrick’s Day Parade and was a participant in the2011 Global Irish Economic Forum.

Dave received his BS and MBA from theUniversity of Dayton, where he was honored withthe Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.He traces his family to the western counties ofKerry and Sligo, has visited Ireland forty timesand became an Irish citizen three years ago. Hecalls his Irish heritage “a source of great pride.”

MARY ANN FITZMAURICE REILLYAmerican Express OPENAs the senior vice president and general manager ofCustomer Marketing & Engagement of AmericanExpress OPEN, Mary Ann Fitzmaurice Reillyleads OPEN’s brand, digital and marketing strate-gies. Her responsibilities also include leading theOPEN client management organization. MaryAnn began her career at American Express in1990.

She was previously the SVP of Partnerships &Business Development for OPEN. Before joiningOPEN, Mary Ann ran customer acquisition andengagement for consumer card services and for-merly served as Vice President of BusinessAlliances. She developed partnerships for theMembership Rewards program, signing deals withcompanies such as Home Depot and Staples, andwas instrumental in the launch of the Costco co-brand relationship.

She is a CPA and a graduate of St. BonaventureUniversity with a BA in business administration. Asa second-generation Irish American with roots inGalway and Louth, she believes her heritage hasgiven her “strength and a little dose of ‘Irish guilt.’”

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WILLIAM J. FLYNNMutual of AmericaDuring his 34 years with Mutual of America, BillFlynn established himself as a great leader whosebusiness skills were reflected in Mutual ofAmerica’s performance and recognized through-out the life insurance industry. Now Mutual’schairman emeritus, Bill’s commitment to socialjustice continues to be felt in the success of theIrish peace process and the work of the NationalCommittee on American Foreign Policy(NCAFP). As the first Irish-American chairmanof the NCAFP, it was Flynn who invited all ofNorthern Ireland’s political leaders, includingGerry Adams, to the U.S., a move that propelledNorthern Ireland into the peace process.

A graduate of Fordham University, Bill is afirst-generation Irish American with roots inCounties Mayo and Down. In 1996, he wasGrand Marshal of New York City’s St. Patrick’sDay Parade. Bill was inducted into the IrishAmerica Hall of Fame in 2011.

J. TIMOTHY GANNONOSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.

Tim Gannon is co-founder of OutbackSteakhouse, Inc. In 1994, Inc. Magazine namedTim Entrepreneur of the Year. In the year 2000,Tim received an honorary doctorate degree inbusiness administration and food service manage-ment from Johnson & Wales University. In 2009,he was inducted into the U.S. Business Hall ofFame along with his partners Chris Sullivan andBob Basham. He is also a supporter of theTampa Chapter of Junior Achievement andhelped with many of their charity events.

Tim graduated from Florida State Universitywith a degree in art history. It was working inFlorence, Italy, which initially sparked in him apassion for food and cooking. Since 1992, he hasbeen an active polo player and a great sponsor ofthe game. In 1999, he received the USPASponsor of the Year award for his contribution topolo.

Tim's other passion is his family – his wife,Christie, and their five children.

JACK HAIREPARADE PublicationsJack Haire is president and CEO of ParadePublications, publishers of PARADE, the mostwidely read magazine in America. Under his lead-ership, Parade has expanded to include ParadeDigital Partners, a unique content distribution net-work with over 48 million monthly visitors across500+ newspaper web sites, and the new monthlyfood magazine and web business, dash, whichincludes branded content from Bon Appétit,Epicurious.com and Gourmet.

Before joining Parade, Jack spent 28 years atTime Warner Inc. He was publisher of TIME,president of the Fortune/Money Group, and chair-man of the Time Warner Advertising Council. Onhis watch, both Time and Fortune were chosen asAdweek’s Hottest Magazine. Jack serves on theboard of Concern Worldwide and as a director ofLodgeNet Interactive and Tech Media Network.

Jack lives in Connecticut with his wife and twochildren. His great-grandparents came from Corkand Donegal to NYC via Ellis Island during theFamine. Jack’s brother and sister have homes inGlen, Donegal.

JOHN HAYESAmerican Express For the past 17 years, John Hayes has led globalmarketing at American Express, helping shapeboth the company and its brand. In addition tooverseeing marketing strategies and product devel-opment, John leads the company’s global advertis-ing, digital marketing strategy, market research, cor-porate sponsorships, brand management and pub-lishing organizations. He has been the force behindthe business strategies that have resulted in iconiccampaigns such as “My life. My card.,” and leadingedge marketing programs such as MembersProject.

Additionally, under John’s leadership AmericanExpress has created over 200 new product launch-es, including the coveted Centurion black card,Blue and more recently ZYNC from AmericanExpress. Prior to joining American Express, Johnwas the president of Lowe and Partners, and heldsenior positions at Geer DuBois, Ammirati & Purisand Saatchi & Saatchi Compton.

John is currently a member of the Save theChildren – Newborn and Child Survival campaigncouncil.

JAMES HEEKINGrey GroupJames R. Heekin III became chairman and CEOof Grey Group in January 2007, after leading Grey,the company’s global advertising arm, since 2005.Under his leadership, Grey has enjoyed the mostsuccessful years in its history, adding over $1 billionin new business and producing such award-winningcampaigns as the ETrade baby and EllenDeGeneres for CoverGirl.

Ad Age named Grey to its prestigious A-List of theworld’s best agencies and Fast Company named Greyto its “50 Most Innovative Companies in theWorld.” Earlier in his career, Jim served as chair-man and CEO of EuroRSCG Worldwide,McCann-Erickson WorldGroup and McCann-Erickson Worldwide.

A graduate of Williams College, Jim served pre-viously on the Board of Directors for JWT, theInterpublic Group of Companies, The AmericanAssociation of Advertising Agencies and the AdCouncil. A fourth-generation Irish Americanwhose father’s family came from Co. Donegal, Jimsays that he has been “proud to witness and be asmall part of the rise of the Irish in America andthe transformation of Ireland.”

F. MICHAEL HEFFERNAN IIIHeffernan Insurance BrokersMichael Heffernan III is the CEO of HeffernanInsurance Brokers, one of the Top Mid-SizedBrokers in the United States, as named by BusinessInsurance Magazine. Mike holds a BA from SantaClara University. As CEO, he oversees manyaspects of company operations, including salesand client management.

Mike began his career in insurance at the ageof 22, interning for Lloyds and then working asan underwriter for Aetna. Shortly after, hebecame a producer with a national insurancebrokerage, where he ranked in the top 10 forsales. At the age of 29, Heffernan purchased asmall insurance company with just 10 employees,and helped rebuild it. Now Heffernan InsuranceBrokers, the company employs 400 and has 9branches. Mike has been named a 2011 ‘MostAdmired CEO’ in the San Francisco Business Times.

Born in San Francisco to Francis MichaelHeffernan, Jr. and Lenore Bertagna, Mike cantrace his paternal Irish roots back to Tipperaryand Meath. He is a fourth-generation IrishAmerican He has two children, Braeda andMichael.

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DONAGH HERLIHY Avon ProductsDonagh Herlihy is senior vice president and CIO atAvon Products, Inc. He leads an InformationTechnology organization of 1500 IT professionalsand is responsible for IT strategy and operationsglobally. He reports to the chairman and CEO andis a member of the Executive Committee. His teamprovides the business systems and technology infra-structure supporting Avon’s business operations inmore than 60 countries. Herlihy joined Avon inMarch 2008 from the Wrigley Company where healso was CIO. Over his 7 years there, Donagh alsoserved successively as vice president of HumanResources and VP of Supply Chain Strategy andPlanning.

Donagh holds a BS in industrial engineering fromDublin Institute of Technology & Trinity College,Dublin, and has completed the Executive Programat University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.He is a board member of The American Red Cross,Westchester, NY. Donagh was born in Dublin andraised in Wexford. He reflects, “My Irish upbringingleft me very comfortable moving around the world,living and working in different environments.”

PJ HOUGH MicrosoftPJ Hough is the corporate vice president forProgram Management for the Microsoft OfficeDivision. His responsibilities involve productplanning, design, research and program manage-ment.

Having joined Microsoft in 1994, PJ hasworked his way through the company. After work-ing seven years in programmability and programmanagement, Hough joined the Office productplanning team, based in Ireland. Then, in 2004,he returned to Redmond, Washington as groupprogram manager for the SharePoint Servicesteam.

Born in Manchester, England, Paul’s motherand father both hail from Co. Tipperary. Heearned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in com-puter applications from Dublin City University.

PJ lives in North Bend, Washington, with hiswife, Mar Lydon and his daughter, Aoife.

THOMAS HUNT Ranger PipelinesTom Hunt is founder and president of RangerPipelines, a heavy civil engineering company locat-ed in San Francisco. He graduated from UniversityCollege Dublin with a degree in civil engineering,and founded Ranger Pipelines in 1982 after havingworked as a surveyor on the Alyeska Pipeline proj-ect, an 800 mile long pipeline across Alaska.

Ranger Pipelines constructs projects involvingdeep excavations and large-diameter welded steelpipelines. The company’s most significant projectsto date include upgrades to the Hetch HetchyWater System, which provides drinking water toSan Francisco and several other NorthernCalifornia communities.

Tom played football with the Co. Roscommonteam in Ireland and continued to play in New Yorkand San Francisco. He is still involved with theGAA and was a member of the committee thatbuilt GAA playing fields and a clubhouse in SanFrancisco. He is a board member of the IrishImmigration and Pastoral Center. He is married tothe former Mary Shea from New York. They have3 grown children, Neil, Jenny and Julie.

ANN B. KELLEHER IntelAnn B. Kelleher, Ph.D is vice president of Intel’sTechnology and Manufacturing Group and FSMco-general manager.

Previously, Ann was site and plant manager forFab 11X in Rio Rancho, NM where she wasresponsible for all aspects of the operation,including safety, people and operational metricsfor 45nm high-volume manufacturing and 32nmramp. Ann has also been the plant manager forFab 12 in Chandler, AZ, prior to which she wasthe factory manager of Fab 24 in Leixlip, Ireland.

Ann joined Intel in 1996 as a process engineer,going on to manage technology transfers andramps in a variety of positions spanning 200mmand 300mm technologies. She is the first Irishwoman to have been named vice president in thecompany’s history.

A native of Macroom, Co. Cork, Ann receiveda bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, amaster’s degree in engineering science and aPh.D in micro-electronics from UniversityCollege Cork.

BRIAN KELLEY The Coca-Cola CompanyBrian Kelley’s business career has spanned 28 years,with experience at Procter & Gamble, GE, the FordMotor Company (where he was the president ofLincoln Mercury), and 5 years as the president andCEO of SIRVA (a $4 billion global relocation com-pany which Brian took public in 2003). He joinedCoca-Cola in 2007 as president of its $6 billionnon-carbonated beverages business in NorthAmerica, and was selected in 2010 to lead the inte-gration of the company’s acquisition of Coca-ColaEnterprises and the formation of Coca-ColaRefreshments. He is currently the chief productsupply officer for Coca-Cola Refreshments.

Brian was the third of seven children born to anIrish Catholic family in Cincinnati, OH. His father,Tom, is the second generation of his family in theU.S. since his grandfather, Eugene, emigrated fromCo. Cork in the mid-1880s.

A graduate of Holy Cross College in Worcester,MA with a degree in economics, Brian has servedon a number of Boards including Hertz, Mazda,SIRVA, VWR and the Internet Capital Group. Helives in Atlanta with his wife, Michelle, and theirtwo daughters, Erin and Gwen.

WILLIAM H. KELLEY Jelly Belly Candy Company

A fourth-generation candy maker, Bill Kelley isvice chairman of Jelly Belly Candy Co. He joinedthe family business, Goelitz Confectionery Co., in1965, after graduating from Xavier University andserving as an army officer in the U.S. and Korea. In1974, like his grandfather and father before him, Billbecame president of the company, which in 2001merged with Herman Goelitz Candy Co., run byBill’s cousin, Herman Rowland, to form Jelly Belly.

Bill has been honored by the NationalConfectioners Association (of which he is a pastchairman), Candy Industry Magazine, RetailConfectioners International, and was inducted intothe Candy Hall of Fame in Hershey, PA..

Bill serves on the boards of the Illinois Chamberof Commerce, the North Chicago Chamber ofCommerce, and volunteers with the AmericanCancer Society. He and his wife, Joanie, live inWinnetka, IL and have two children, Meghan andBrian, and four grandchildren. Bill’s great-great-grandfather, Patrick Kelly, emigrated from Irelandaround 1835. Four of Patrick’s children, includingBill’s great-grandfather William Kelley, fought in theCivil War. The origin of the second “e” is unknown.

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DECLAN KELLY Teneo Holdings

Declan Kelly is a founding partner and co-CEOof Teneo. Previously, he served as the U.S.Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland, appointedby Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in September2009. Prior to his government service, he was exec-utive vice president and chief integration officer ofFTI Consulting, one of the world's leading interna-tional consulting companies. Before joining FTI, hewas chairman and CEO of Financial Dynamics(FD) in the U.S. and chairman of FD in Ireland. Hejoined FD when he sold his company, Gallagher andKelly Public Relations, to FD in 2000.

Declan, who is from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, pre-viously worked as a journalist for over a decade. Agraduate of NUI Galway, he currently serves as anadjunct professor in the university's College ofBusiness, Public Policy and Law. He received anhonorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfastin recognition of his service to business and theeconomy of Northern Ireland. In 2008, he receivedthe American Irish Historical Society's goldmedal, given annually to someone who has madea unique contribution to Irish-American society.

FRANCIS J. KELLY Arnold WorldwideFran Kelly is vice chairman of Arnold Worldwide,one of the country’s top advertising and marketingagencies. Arnold is headquartered in Boston, withmajor offices in New York, and nine other cities.

Fran has been with Arnold since 1994, first asCMO, then president and CEO. His work withblue chip brands including VW, Volvo, Titleist,Ocean Spray, Hershey’s, Reese’s, FidelityInvestments, Jack Daniel’s, truth, Carnival CruiseLines and New Balance, is respected throughoutthe marketing industry. His career began onMadison Avenue at Young & Rubicam in 1978.

Fran is a graduate of Amherst College and TheHarvard Business School. He is the co-author ofWhat They Really Do Teach You At The Harvard BusinessSchool and The Breakaway Brand, and a sought afterspeaker on the topic of successful branding.

Fran resides in Weston, MA with his wife,Heather. He is a third-generation Irish Americanwhose father’s ancestors came from Kilshanny, Co.Clare, and whose mother’s family emigrated fromDublin. He is the proud father of 24-year old twins.

MICHAEL J. KELLY The Weather Channel Co.Michael J. Kelly is president and CEO of TheWeather Channel Companies, the world’s largestweather-focused media and technology company.With nearly 30 years of experience in media, Mikemost recently served as senior advisor to VeronisSuhler Stevenson. He also served on the boards ofseveral digital media companies – MediaMind,Visible World and American Town Network.

Mike was president of AOL Media Networksfrom 2004-2007, responsible for all of AOL’s adver-tising properties globally. A Chicago native whosegreat-uncle was the first Irish mayor of the city,Mike is a graduate of the University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign. In 1983, he began a 17-yearrun at Time Inc., first at Fortune, then eventuallylaunching and becoming publisher of EntertainmentWeekly. He was twice named Publisher of the Year.Kelly serves on the board of the Ad Council, TheAmerican Advertising Federation and is chairmanof the AAF’s Advertising Hall Of Fame.

A proud Irish American with roots in Mayo andGalway, Mike has five sisters, one of whom is authorand filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly.

SHAUN T. KELLY KPMG LLPShaun Kelly is vice chair – operations for KPMGLLP, responsible for the execution of the firm’sfinancial plan and is a member of the firm’sManagement Committee. In October 2010, hewas appointed chief operating officer, Americas. Inthis position, he works with the leaders of theKPMG International member firms in the regionto align their respective strategies and operatingplans.

A native of Belfast, Shaun joined KPMGInternational’s Irish member firm in Dublin in1980 and transferred to the US firm’s SanFrancisco office in 1984. He was admitted to theU.S. partnership in 1999. He earned a bachelorof commerce, first class honors from UniversityCollege Dublin and is a fellow of the Institute ofChartered Accountants in Ireland and a certifiedpublic accountant. He is treasurer and member ofthe executive committee of Students in FreeEnterprise and a member of the NorthAmerican Board of the UCD Smurfit GraduateBusiness School. He is co-chair of KPMG’sDisabilities Network, and a member of KPMG’sDiversity Advisory Board.

DONALD R. KEOUGH Allen & Company, Inc.Don Keough has been chairman of the board ofAllen & Company, Inc., a New York investment-banking firm, since 1993. In 1993, Don retired aspresident, COO and a director of The Coca-Cola Company after 43 years of working withCoca-Cola. From 1986 to 1993, he was chairmanof the board of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., theworld’s largest bottling system. He also served aschairman of Columbia Pictures, before it wassold to Sony Inc.

Don serves on the boards of InterActive Corp,Global Yankee Holdings, Berkshire HathawayInc. and The Coca-Cola Company. Don has alsoserved as a member on the boards of McDonald’sCorporation, The Washington Post Company, H.J. Heinz Company and The Home Depot.

He is chairman emeritus of the Board ofTrustees and a life trustee of the University ofNotre Dame. He is a trustee of several other edu-cational, charitable and civic organizations.

Don resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife,Marilyn. They have six children and 18 grand-children.

ELLEN KULLMAN DuPontEllen Kullman is chair of the board and chiefexecutive officer of DuPont. As CEO, she haschampioned market-driven science to drive inno-vation across the company’s businesses.

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Ellenbegan her career at DuPont in 1988 as a market-ing manager. She is a member of the U.S.-IndiaCEO Forum, the Business Council, and the exec-utive committee of SCI-America. She is co-chairof the National Academy of EngineeringCommittee on Changing the Conversation: FromResearch to Action.

Ellen is on the board of trustees of TuftsUniversity and serves on the board of overseers atTufts University School of Engineering.

Prior to joining DuPont, Ellen worked forGeneral Electric. She holds a BS degree inmechanical engineering from Tufts and a master’sdegree in management from Northwestern. Ellenis a third-generation Irish American whose moth-er’s family came from Nenagh, Tipperary.

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JOHN P. MACKEY Whole Foods Market, Inc.As the co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, Inc., JohnMackey is a leading practitioner of empowermentmanagement and has helped build a $10 billionFortune 500 company, now one of the top 20 super-market companies in America.

John and the Whole Foods Market leadershipteam believe in decentralization and remain willingto experiment with new business ideas. Recentexamples include offering $10 million in low-interestloans to local farmers and food producers to helpthem expand their enterprises, launching the WholePlanet Foundation to help end poverty in developingnations with micro credit, creating a platform in themarketplace to improve welfare for food animals,creating transparency in seafood sustainability, andpromoting Healthy Eating education.

A graduate of the University of Texas, Austin,John is a co-founder of Conscious Capitalism, anon-profit organization with the tagline Liberatingthe Entrepreneurial Spirit for Good. About his her-itage, John says: “My sense of humor and playful-ness probably come from my Irish side! I love beingboth Irish and Scottish.”

JOANNE MAGUIRELockheed Martin SpaceSystems Co.Joanne Maguire is executive vice president ofLockheed Martin Space Systems Company busi-ness area and an officer of Lockheed MartinCorporation. Joanne serves on the board of direc-tors for United Launch Alliance and on the boardsof two nonprofit organizations, Space Foundationand INROADS.

Joanne assumed her current position in 2006.She previously served as vice president and deputyof SSC. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin in 2003,she worked at TRW’s Space & Electronics sector,now Northrop Grumman Space Technology.

Joanne earned a BA from Michigan StateUniversity and an MA from UCLA. She is a grad-uate of the executive program in management atUCLA’s Anderson School of Management andcompleted the Harvard Program for SeniorExecutives in National and International Security.

Joanne is a first-generation Irish Americanwhose father, Michael F. Maguire, was born inBallyshannon, County Donegal.

PHIL McAVEETYStarwood Hotels & ResortsPhil McAveety is executive vice president and chiefbrand officer of Starwood Hotels & ResortsWorldwide, Inc., a leading hotel and leisurecompany. He is responsible for worldwide marketingand brand performance.

Phil previously served as global brand director forCamper International in Spain, where he developedthe company's strategic growth plan. Prior to join-ing Camper International, Phil spent nine yearswith Nike Inc. in several positions, including vicepresident of marketing for Nike Europe, MiddleEast and Asia. Before joining Nike, he worked withLeo Burnett International in a variety of roles. Hehas lived and worked in the U.K., Portugal, HongKong, the U.S., the Netherlands and Spain.

Phil earned an AMP from Harvard BusinessSchool and a BA in economic history from ExeterUniversity. He is a first-generation Irish American,by way of London, who fondly remembers his firstvisit to the U.S. It was for the 1994 World Cup. Hisfather, Jim, hails from Swalinbar, in County Cavan,and his mother, Bridie, from Kilmichael, CountyCork.

JAMES McCANN 1-800-Flowers

Jim McCann is a successful entrepreneur, publicspeaker and author whose passion is helping peopledeliver smiles. Jim’s belief in the universal need forsocial connections and interaction led to his found-ing of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, which he hasgrown into a leading florist and gift shop andCelebrations.com, a leading website for expertparty planning content and advice.

Jim’s willingness to embrace new technologiesthat help people connect and express themselves,such as the Internet, mobile commerce and socialnetworking, often long before others, has enabledhim to stay at the forefront of consumer and socialtrends. As a result, he has become an award-win-ning public speaker, a published author and a fre-quent guest on radio and television programsnationwide. In addition to serving as chairman ofthe Board of Directors for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Jim is a member of the Boardof Directors of Willis Group Holdings Limited anda variety of private and not-for-profit boards.

Jim is a third-generation Irish American withroots in Armagh and Limerick.

ANNE McCARTHYWestmeath CommunicationsAnne McCarthy has spent more than 25 years incorporate communications, serving as both a strate-gist and an executor for Fortune 500 companies inthe U.S., Europe and Asia. She founded WestmeathCommunications, a consulting firm that offerscommunications counsel to companies both largeand small, as well as a cross section of stakeholders.Westmeath was named after the county whereAnne’s maternal grandmother was born.

Anne has deep experience in corporate socialresponsibility, leading the Foundation at WesternUnion and Polaroid. She has led large image andbranding campaigns at Sara Lee Corporation,IBM, DuPont and SAP. She serves on severalnonprofit boards, including Alliance for Choice inEducation, Colorado UpLift and the DenverMuseum of Nature and Science. A trustee of theWoodrow Wilson International Center forScholars, Anne earned a BA in journalism fromMichigan State University and has completedexecutive education programs at The WhartonSchool of The University of Pennsylvania and atINSEAD at Fontainebleau.

CHRISTINE M. McCARTHYWalt Disney CompanyChristine M. McCarthy is the executive vicepresident of Corporate Finance and Real Estate,and treasurer of The Walt Disney Company.Prior to joining Disney, Christine was the execu-tive vice president and chief financial officer ofImperial Bancorp from 1997 to 1999. She wasan EVP at First Interstate until it was acquiredby Wells Fargo in 1996. Christine is currently onthe board and audit committee of FM Global.She is also a mentor for the National Math andScience Initiative’s STEM program. Christineserved as a board member of the Los AngelesPhilharmonic Association from 1998 to 2001.Treasury & Risk named her one of the 100 MostInfluential People in Finance 2003, and again in2011.

A third-generation Irish American, Christinewas born in Winthrop, MA. She completed herBachelor’s degree in biology at Smith College,later earning an MBA from The AndersonSchool at UCLA. She and her husband, MichaelMcCormick, live in California with their twochildren.

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BILL McDERMOTT SAP, AG

Bill McDermott was appointed co-CEO ofSAP on February 7, 2010. He was first named tothe SAP Executive Board in 2008 to manageglobal field operations, a responsibility he contin-ues to maintain as co-CEO.

Before joining SAP, Bill served as executive vicepresident of Worldwide Sales & Operations atSiebel Systems, and president of Gartner, Inc.,where he led the company's core operations. Heis a member of the National Advisory Board forKIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) and theAdvisory Board for Villanova University.

Bill earned his MBA from the J.L. KelloggGraduate School of Management atNorthwestern University, after first receiving a BSin business administration from Dowling College.

Bill is an active community leader and advo-cate for corporate social responsibility. In 2005,he was elected to the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce, and to the Chamber FoundationBoard. Bill is a third-generation Irish Americanwith roots in Co. Roscommon on his father's side.

HAROLD (TERRY) McGRAW, IIIThe McGraw-Hill CompaniesTerry McGraw is the chairman, president andCEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies. McGraw-Hill’s leading brands include Standard & Poor’sRatings Services, S&P Indices, S&P Capital IQ,Platts, McGraw-Hill Education and J.D. Powerand Associates. He has served as chairman since1999, CEO since 1998, and president since 1993.He has also been a member of the board of direc-tors since 1987.

Terry received a BA from Tufts University in1972 and completed his MBA at the WhartonSchool of the University of Pennsylvania in 1976.He joined McGraw-Hill in 1980. He is the chair-man of the United States Council for InternationalBusiness, and was appointed in 2009 by PresidentObama to the U.S.-India CEO Forum.

Born to Harold McGraw, Jr. and Anne Per-Lee,Terry is a fourth-generation Irish American. Hereflects that his family “brought from Ireland agreat love of learning and a belief that honesty andhard work are fundamental to strong societies.”Terry and his wife, Nancy, have two children, Whitand Megan.

ANDREW J. MCKENNAMcDonald’s CorporationSchwarz Supply SourceAndrew J. McKenna is chairman of SchwarzSupply Source, a leading provider of supply chainsolutions. Andy is also chairman of McDonald’sCorporation and serves as a director of the AONCorporation, and the Chicago Bears Football ClubTeam and Skyline Corporation. Over the years,Andy has served on many civic boards. He is adirector of Children’s Memorial Hospital ofChicago, the Big Shoulders Fund of theArchdiocese of Chicago, the Ireland EconomicAdvisory Board and the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

A graduate of the University of Notre Damewith a BS in business administration, Andy wasawarded the university’s Laetare Medal in 2000.He served as the chairman of the board of trusteesfrom 1992-2000 and continues on the board today.He is also a graduate of the DePaul University LawSchool where he received Doctor of Jurisprudence.

A second-generation Irish American, Andy hasroots in Mayo and Monaghan. He and his wife,Joan, have seven grown children, 24 grandchildren.and one great-grandchild.

JOSEPH MOGLIATD AmeritradeA football coach for 16 years, Joe Moglia won twoIvy championships as defensive coordinator atDartmouth, set defensive and kicking records atLafayette, wrote a book and numerous articles, andhas been inducted into two sports Halls of Fame.He served from 2009-2010 as the executive advisorto the head football coach at the University ofNebraska. In January of 2011, he was named thepresident and head coach of the United FootballLeague’s Omaha Nighthawks.

In the business world, both at TD Ameritradeand at Merrill Lynch, Joe has executed world-classbusiness strategies for almost two decades. In hisseven years as CEO at TD Ameritrade, sharehold-ers enjoyed a 500% return. The firm’s market capgrew from $700 million to $10 billion and clientassets from $24 billion to $280 billion.

Joe has received the Ellis Island Medal of Honorand has been honored by the National ItalianAmerican Foundation, the Columbus CitizensFoundation, the American Institute for Stuttering,and is a recipient of two Honorary Doctorates. Joeis a first-generation Irish American whose motheris from Belfast. He is married, with six children.

BRIAN MONAHANMAGNA GlobalBrian Monahan is the executive vice president andmanaging partner of MAGNA Global’sIntelligence Practice. The company specializes inforecasting media ratings and attention levels, con-ducting ad experience experiments, and predictingbuy side demand. Before joining MAGNA, Brianworked for Interpublic Group of Companies, help-ing harness emerging media technology. He alsofounded Inrhythm Marketing, a pioneering analyt-ic and optimization firm.

Brian has had much experience working withmedia technology. He’s been named “InternetMedia Buyer of the Year” and “Media All Star” bytrade magazines and has also served on the agencyadvisory boards for Google, Yahoo, MSN andAOL. In 2011, he received the honor of beingnamed to the American Advertising Federation’s 40& Under Hall of Achievement.

Brian attended Georgetown and Trinity College,Dublin. He is a third-generation Irish Americanwith family roots in Kerry and Cork. He believes“being Irish means being able to find the beauty andhumor in almost anything.” Brian and his wife,Victoria, have two children, Conor and Casey.

GEORGE MOORETARGUS InformationCorporation

George Moore manages the strategic directionof TARGUS Information Corporation(TARGUSinfo) and its subsidiaries, Amacai andLocaleze. He is currently involved in a number ofbusiness and civic activities. He is Chairman ofErne Heritage Holdings and a member of theBoard of Directors of the New Ireland Fund(NYSE IRL). In 2007, Her Majesty, The Queen,recognized George for his contribution to theNorthern Ireland economy and for his interna-tional work on behalf of all of Ireland with anHonorary CBE – Commander of the MostExcellent Order of the British Empire.

George holds both economics and MBScdegrees from the University College Dublin, andan MBA and DBA from George WashingtonUniversity. He was awarded an HonoraryDoctorate in Sciences by the University of Ulsterin 2006.

George lives in Washington DC with his wife,Angela, who is originally from Northern Ireland.They have three children.

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THOMAS MORANMutual of AmericaThomas Moran was appointed chairman of theboard in 2005 and has been president and CEOof Mutual of America since 1994.

Tom is the chairman of Concern Worldwide(U.S.) and serves on the Boards of Directors ofthe Greater New York Council of the Boy Scoutsof America, the Educational BroadcastingSystem, the National Committee on AmericanForeign Policy, and the Irish Hunger Memorial inNew York City. He has been given membership inthe Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the UnitedWay and Excalibur membership. Tom has wonnumerous awards including the Commissioner’sAward by the New York City Police Foundation,and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Tom serveson the Irish Prime Minister’s Economic AdvisoryBoard and the boards of the Irish Chamber ofCommerce in the USA and the Ireland-USCouncil for Commerce and Industry, Inc.

Tom earned a BS degree in mathematics fromManhattan College. He traces his Irish ancestorsto Fermanagh and Tipperary. He and his wife,Joan, reside in New York City.

BRIAN T. MOYNIHAN Bank of America CorporationBrian T. Moynihan is the chief executive officerand a member of the board of directors of Bankof America, one of the world’s largest financialinstitutions. Bank of America serves consumers,businesses and institutional investors with a fullrange of banking, investing, asset managementand other financial products and services. Brianjoined Bank of America in 2004 following thecompany’s merger with FleetBoston Financial,and became CEO on January 1, 2010. He is agraduate of Brown University and the Universityof Notre Dame Law School.

Brian lives in Massachusetts with his wife,Susan, and their three children. A fourth-genera-tion Irish American whose ancestors emigratedfrom Ireland to upstate New York in the 1850s, hesaid in a 2009 interview with Irish America,“There’s no sense of entitlement, no sense ofplacement – you’ve got to go out and work hardto get there…I think that’s deeply embedded inthe culture of the Irish, including the Irish whowent around the world.”

ALAN MULALLYFord Motor Co.Alan Mulally is president and CEO of Ford MotorCo. and a member of the Board of Directors.

Before joining Ford in 2006, Alan was executivevice president of The Boeing Company, and presi-dent and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.Throughout his career, Alan has been recognizedfor his industry leadership, including being namedone of The World’s Most Influential People byTIME, one of The 30 Most Respected CEOs byBarrons, Person of the Year by Aviation Week anda Best Leader by BusinessWeek. Alan serves onPresident Obama’s Export Council. He is a mem-ber of the U.S. National Academy of Engineeringand a fellow of England’s Royal Academy ofEngineering.

A Kansas native, Alan holds BS and MS degreesin aeronautical and astronautical engineering fromthe University of Kansas, and earned a master’s inmanagement from MIT as a 1982 Alfred P. Sloanfellow.

With a surname derived from the Gaelic ÓMaolalaidh, Alan traces his roots to the westerncounties of Ireland, and to Galway in particular.

WILLIAM J. MULLANEYMetLife, Inc.William J. Mullaney is president, U.S. Business forMetLife, Inc. Named to this position in 2009, Billoversees all of MetLife’s insurance, retirement andcorporate benefit funding businesses in the U.S. andserves 60 million retail and corporate customers.He was previously president, Institutional Business,which provided insurance and retirement benefitsto employers of all sizes in the United States. Hejoined MetLife in 1982. Bill serves as a member ofthe board of directors for MetLife Auto & Home,MetLife Bank and MetLife Foundation.

In 2011, he was chair of the National ChildLabor Committee’s 25th Annual Lewis HineAwards for Service to Children and Youth, whichrecognizes individuals dedicated to the health, edu-cation and well-being of young people. Bill wasalso the chairman of the New York Blood Center’sVolunteer Leadership Campaign from 2007 to2009. He received a BA from the University ofPittsburgh, his MBA from Pace University and achartered life underwriter designation from TheAmerican College. Bill is a first-generation IrishAmerican whose parents hail from Roscommonand Cork. He is married with two children.

KATHLEEN MURPHYFidelity Investments Kathleen Murphy is president of PersonalInvesting, a unit of Fidelity Investments, which isthe largest mutual fund company in the UnitedStates, one of the largest retail brokerage compa-nies and the number one provider of workplaceretirement savings plans. Kathy assumed her cur-rent position in January 2009.

Prior to joining Fidelity, Kathy was CEO of INGU.S. Wealth Management from 2006 to 2008.From 2003 to 2006, Kathy was group president ofING worksite and institutional financial services.

Kathy received her BA from Fairfield Universityand earned her JD from the University ofConnecticut. She sits on the board of directors andexecutive committee of America’s Promise, serveson the advisory board of the Smurfit School ofBusiness at the University of Dublin and is a mem-ber of the board of directors at the University ofConnecticut Foundation. Kathy’s father’s family isfrom Cork and her mother’s is from Kerry. She is athird-generation Irish American and is married,with one son.

GREG MURTAGHTriad Retail MediaGreg Murtagh is founder and CEO of Triad RetailMedia. In 2000, he was first in the digital mediaworld to enable brands to reach shoppers via digitalshopper advertising on large retail eCommercewebsites. Greg has worked with many of the world’slargest retailers on how to become effective webpublishers, adding a significant incremental adver-tising revenue stream to complement their alreadylarge eCommerce businesses. Triad was recentlynamed one of INC Magazine’s fastest growing U.S.companies.

He began his career in sales with Procter &Gamble (Vicks) and quickly rose through the rankswithin large consumer goods companies for 15years before founding Triad. He earned a bache-lor’s degree in Marketing from the University ofConnecticut and an MBA from The Cox School ofBusiness Management at Southern MethodistUniversity. Greg says of his Irish roots, “I’m proudof how my grandparents took the risk to comehere. I love the hardworking and happy spirit of theIrish.” He resides in Dunedin, Florida with his wife,Liz, and their twin sons, Liam and Quinn.

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DENNIS M. NALLYPwCDennis M. Nally has served as chairman and sen-ior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPsince 2002. He has been a partner of the firmsince 1985, beginning at PwC's Detroit office.Prior to being elected chairman, Dennis served inthe Audit and Business Advisory Services.

Dennis is a graduate of Western MichiganUniversity and has also completed the ColumbiaUniversity and Penn State University ExecutivePrograms. He is a member of the AmericanInstitute of Certified Public Accountants and theNew York State Society of CPAs. He also serveson The Carnegie Hall Society Board of Trustees,the International Business Council of the WorldEconomic Forum, and the British AmericanBusiness International Advisory Board, amongothers.

As a second-generation Irish American withroots in Mayo, Dennis believes that “with a strongfoundation of hard work and determination any-thing can be accomplished. My Irish ancestrydemonstrated this by my grandparents and par-ents.”

EILEEN NAUGHTONGoogleEileen Naughton is responsible for digital mediastrategy, marketing and operations across Google’sdisplay advertising businesses in North and SouthAmerica. Eileen joined Google in 2006 as directorin the North American direct sales organization.Previously, Eileen had a distinguished career atTime Warner Inc., where she was president of theTIME Group. AdAge Magazine featured her as a“Woman to Watch,” in a 2007 issue, and in 2009,she was featured in How Remarkable Women Lead, abook focusing on successful female leaders byMcKinsey & Company consultants Joanna Barshand Susie Cranston. The American DiabetesAssociation has named Eileen a “Woman ofValor” for her work to raise awareness of the obe-sity epidemic. She holds a bachelor’s and a mas-ter’s degree in international studies from theUniversity of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from itsWharton School.

Eileen’s father was from Roscommon and hermother grew up in Drumcliff, in the mountainsnear Sligo.

DERMOT J. O’BRIEN TIAA-CREFDermot J. O'Brien is executive vice president ofHuman Resources at TIAA-CREF and a mem-ber of the company's Executive ManagementTeam. He has more than 20 years of experiencein financial services in both institutional and retailbusinesses. Dermot started his financial servicescareer at Morgan Stanley, where he spent nineyears in various roles, including head of HR forJapan. He is a founding member of the HumanResource-50 Group, and also serves on the CTPartners Advisory Board and helps develop theInstitute's agenda and priorities.

Dermot has volunteered with JuniorAchievement for several years, teaching childrenthe basics of financial literacy. A native ofDublin, he holds an undergraduate degree infinance from the Lubin School of Business atPace University, where he is a frequent guest lec-turer. He is the son of the late Dermot O'Brien,1957 All-Ireland GAA captain for County Louthand well-known Irish entertainer.

EMMETT O’CONNELLGreat Western Mining Co.Emmett O’Connell is chairman of the GreatWestern Mining Corporation, a mineral explo-ration company based in Nevada with headquartersin Dublin. A promoter of technology and explo-ration companies for over thirty years, Emmett hasacted as founder and director of other companiesincluding Eglington Exploration plc., Bryson Oiland Gas plc, Texas Continental Securities plc., andSeminole Land & Cattle Company.

Emmett’s career has taken him to many coun-tries on five continents. He has been involved withhighly successful public companies quoted on theLondon, Dublin and Vancouver Stock Exchanges.In April 2008, the London PLUS market awardedGreat Western Mining Corp. plc., the best resourcestock award for the continued investing and expan-sion of the company’s North American mineralresources. The company is now listed on the AIMmarket in London and the ESM market in Dublin.

Emmett was inducted as a Knight of St. Gregoryin the Vatican in 1986. When not in some distantpart of the world, he lives on a farm in Wexfordwith his wife of 50 years. He has three children andseven grandchildren.

PATRICK O’CONNORStarcom USAPatrick O’Connor is the chief financial officer atStarcom USA. Based in Chicago, he is a memberof the Starcom managing board, and directs a100-person professional finance and media oper-ations group. Pat became CFO at Starcom in2003, expanding his role to include financialstart-up and oversight of additional business unitsincluding both traditional media and diversemedia disciplines. He is responsible for all realestate activities of Starcom MediaVest Groupbusiness units in Chicago, including space plan-ning and expansion. He became a certified publicaccountant in May 1989, and is a member of theAmerican Institute of CPAs and the Illinois CPASociety. Outside the office, he is an active sup-porter of the Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House.

Pat is a fourth-generation Irish American, hail-ing originally from Cork, on his father’s side, andRoscommon, on his mother’s. He received aBachelor of Science degree in accounting fromthe University of Saint Francis, before going onto earn his MBA at Loyola University in 1996. Heand his wife, Anne, have five children.

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DONAL O’SULLIVAN Navillus ContractingA native of Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry, DonalO’Sullivan immigrated to the United States in 1984in search of work in construction. Today, he is thepresident and co-owner of Navillus Contracting,which he founded with his sister Helen, and hisbrothers Kevin and Leonard. Navillus, one of thelargest union contractors in New York City, has beencontributing to the city skyline for the last 24 years.Most notably, it was Donal’s great privilege andhonor to have Navillus involved with the building ofthe 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center.

Donal is a supporter of the Irish Arts Center andthe GAA. He is a member of the Kerryman’sPatriotic & Benevolent Association and the KerryFootball Club of New York, which named himGuest of Honor in 2010. He serves on the Board ofHaven U.S., an extension of the Haven Partnership,an Irish nonprofit organization dedicated to creatingopportunity and building homes for the people ofHaiti. Donal and his wife, Kathleen, have six chil-dren, Jack, Donal, Katie, Caroline, Michael andKelly. He frequently travels back to Ireland to visithis mother, Teresa, as well as other family members,and to connect with his Irish roots.

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SEAN O’SULLIVAN Universal McCannWith 14 years experience at Universal McCann,Sean O’Sullivan has risen through the ranks tohis current position as SVP group media director.

After leading the winning team at a youngadvertising professionals training conference inLondon during the summer of 1999, Sean joinedthe international planning department in NewYork in March of 2000 where he worked on glob-al strategic planning for CPG clients and PanRegional specific clients. In 2003, he started toadd direct responsibilities for the U.S.A graduate of the University of Limerick and theDublin Institute of Technology in Ireland, Sean isa member of the UM Charity Council whichsupports Free the Children. Sean, whose parentsboth came from Effin, Co. Limerick, was born inBronx, New York but grew up in Killaloe, Co.Clare. He is a member of the ShannonDevelopment North American advisory council,and used to play hurling for Clare on a team inNew York. He believes that “being Irish instills ina person a belief that with hard work and perse-verance any challenge can be overcome.”

JAMES QUINNTiffany & Co.James Quinn has been president of Tiffany & Co.since 2003. As president, Jim oversees Tiffany busi-ness in over 50 countries and is responsible for itsglobal expansion, including the development of theTiffany business in key markets in Asia and Europe.He began his career with the internationallyrenowned jeweler in 1986.

Jim serves on the board of Mutual of AmericaCapital Management and is a director of DeckersOutdoor Inc. He is chairman of New York’s 5thAve. Association, vice chairman and trustee of theMuseum of the City of New York, was formerchairman and serves on the North American advi-sory board of the Michael Smurfit GraduateSchool of Business at University College Dublinand is a member of An Taoiseach’s economic advi-sory board. A graduate of Hofstra University, he isvice chairman of the University’s board of trustees.Jim received his MBA from Pace University. He ismarried to Diane and has two children. Jim traceshis Irish roots to Offaly and Westmeath on hisfather’s side, and Kerry on his mother’s side. Allfour of his grandparents were from Ireland.

EDWARD T. REILLY American ManagementAssociationSince 2001, Edward T. Reilly has been the 17thpresident and CEO of the AmericanManagement Association, International. AMA isthe world’s leading not-for-profit, membership-based management development, research andpublishing organization. Ed previously served aspresident and CEO of Big Flower Holdings, Inc.,a leading provider of integrated marketing andadvertising services. Prior to that, Ed spent near-ly 30 years with the broadcast and book publish-ing groups of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

Ed holds a BA in business administration fromSt. Francis College and attended the StanfordExecutive Program. He is chairman of the USOWorld Headquarters Board of Governors, amember of the North American Advisory Boardof the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Businessin Dublin, and a fellow and former chairman ofthe Royal Society for the Arts in the U.S. Afourth-generation Irish American, he resides inWestport, Connecticut, with his wife, Susan. Edhas roots in Cavan on his father’s side andLimerick on his mother’s.

BRIAN A. RUANEBNY Mellon In May 2011, Brian Ruane was appointed CEO ofBNY Mellon’s Alternative and Broker/DealerServices. He has responsibility for Broker/DealerServices, Derivatives 360 and AlternativeInvestment Services. Prior to being appointed CEOof BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services in2009, Brian was head of Global ClientManagement North America.

Brian is a member of The Board of Directors ofPershing LLC and BNY Mellon’s Sovereign WealthAdvisory Group. In 2003, he was co-opted ontoThe Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s WorkingCommittee on The Future of The U.S.Government Securities Markets. He is also a mem-ber of the Advisory Board of The UCD MichaelSmurfit Graduate School of Business in Dublin andThe Frank G. Zarb School of Business, New York.

Born in the U.S. and raised in Ireland, Brian is agraduate of The Chartered Association ofCertified Accountants in the UK and Ireland andreceived his MBA in international banking andfinance from Zarb School of Business, New Yorkin 1995. Brian and his wife, Dublin-born AnnaLynch, have four children.

KEVIN P. RYANGilt GroupeKevin P. Ryan is the Founder and CEO of GiltGroupe. In 2007, Kevin, along with a foundingteam, created Gilt Groupe as an invitation-onlysite for coveted women's apparel and accessories.Today, Gilt Groupe has over three million mem-bers and has added business lines in a number ofareas.

Kevin is one of the leading Internet entrepre-neurs in the United States, having launched sev-eral New York-based businesses, including GiltGroupe, Business Insider, ShopWiki, and10gen/MongoDB. Kevin helped buildDoubleClick from 1996 to 2005, first as presidentand later as CEO.

Currently, Kevin serves on the board ofHuman Rights Watch, the NYC InvestmentFund and INSEAD, and is a member of the YaleInternational Council and the Council onForeign Relations. He holds a B.A. from YaleUniversity and an MBA from INSEAD.

Born in Milwaukee, Kevin is a fourth-genera-tion Irish American. He traces his Irish roots toCounties Clare and Cork.

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KEVIN O’SULLIVANTime Square ConstructionKevin O'Sullivan is president of Time SquareConstruction, Inc., a growing New York City-basedconstruction management company and propertydeveloper, which he co-founded with his brotherDonal in 2006. Time Square Construction andDevelopment is a proponent of sustainable con-struction practices, and offers practical and project-specific construction solutions to clients.

Prior to co-founding the firm, Kevin served asthe senior vice president of Navillus Contractingfrom 1987 – 2006, again working alongside hisbrother Donal. With Navillus, Kevin managed highprofile projects including the construction of theArthur Ashe Stadium in Queens and the AppleFlagship store in Manhattan, and renovations atGrand Central Station.

Kevin attended Tralee Technical College in Co.Kerry, Ireland, obtaining a degree in constructionmanagement. He has over twenty-five years ofexperience in the development and constructionindustry. Kevin was born in Co. Kerry, to parentsJohn and Theresa. He and his wife, Eileen, havefive children.

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TIMOTHY RYANPwCTim Ryan is vice chairman and the leader ofPwC’s Assurance Practice. He has over 20 yearsof experience serving clients in the financial serv-ices industry in the U.S. and internationally. Priorto his current position, Tim led PwC’s U.S.Financial Services practice. He has served on theU.S. Board of Partners and Principals and itsAdmissions Committee, the ManagementEvaluation and Compensation Committee, theClients Committee and on the firm’s GlobalBoard of Directors. He has also served several ofthe firm’s major financial services clients, hasbeen published or quoted in numerous publica-tions and is a frequent contributor to industryevents.

A certified public accountant, Tim is a gradu-ate of Babson College, where he received degreesin accounting and communications. A second-generation Irish American and a Boston native,he joined PwC after graduation and currentlyresides in the area with his family.

THOMAS J. SHANNON, JR.T-Bird Restaurant GroupIn 1992, Tom Shannon formed the T-BirdRestaurant Group to develop the OutbackSteakhouse concept in California. Today, the grouphas 62 Outback Steakhouse restaurants and contin-ues to grow. The California Restaurant AssociationEducational Foundation named Tom “Restaurateurof the Year, 2002.”

Tom serves on the Outback SteakhouseFoundation executive committee, and as theOutback Pro-Am Tournament chairman, he helpsraise over $600,000 annually for children's charitiesin the Tampa area. In 2004, Tom received the“Spirit of Life Award” presented by the City ofHope National Medical Center and BeckmanResearch Institute, and in 2006, he was presentedwith the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honoraward.

Tom, whose Irish grandparents settled in theBoston Harbor area in 1899, was born inSomerville, MA. He attended the University ofFlorida on a football/baseball scholarship and grad-uated with a double degree in marketing and man-agement.

BRIAN W. STACK CIE Tours International, Inc.Brian W. Stack is managing director of CIETours International, one of the largest producersof tourists to Ireland, Scotland, and many otherareas of Europe.

Prior to joining CIE Tours International, Brianworked with Aer Lingus, The Irish Tourist Board,and Ocean Reef Club in Florida.

Brian has served as chairman of the UnitedStates Tour Operators Association, was presidentof the Society of Incentive Travel Executives, isVice Chairman of the Irish American CulturalInstitute and is currently vice president ofthe Ireland-U.S. Council for Commerce andIndustry. His awards also include “Man of theYear” from the Incentive Travel Industry and“International Executive of the Year” by theWorld Congress on Marketing and IncentiveTravel, in addition to being honored in the Top100 Irish Americans by Irish America.

A resident of Rye, New York, Brian is marriedto Anne-Marie and has two grown children. He isa Dublin native.

TIMOTHY SULLIVAN Ancestry.com

Timothy Sullivan is president and chief execu-tive officer of Ancestry.com and has served as adirector since September 2005. Prior to joiningAncestry.com, Tim was chief operating officer andthen president and CEO of Match.com fromJanuary 2001 to September 2004. He previouslyserved as vice president of E-commerce forTicketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc. and heldmultiple positions at The Walt Disney Company.

Tim holds an MA from Harvard Business Schooland was a Morehead Scholar at the University ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill. His paternal great-grandfather was born in Dingle, Co. Kerry in 1866and immigrated to the U.S. when he was 13. Oneof his great-grandmothers was born inLisdoonvarna, Co. Clare in 1872. Tim says, “ Fromthe facts around my great-grandparents’ immigra-tion to this country to the stories of their life in 19thcentury Lowell, MA, I have felt connected toIreland and the struggles of the Irish immigrants tothis country all my life. I feel so incredibly fortunate,thanks to my role at Ancestry.com, to be able helpIrish Americans like me discover, preserve, andshare the stories of their family history.”

ANNE SWEENEYDisney Media NetworksAs co-chairman of Media Networks, The WaltDisney Co., and president of the Disney-ABCTelevision Group, Anne Sweeney has risen throughthe ranks of television and was named one of the 50Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune andone of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women byForbes. Anne is a recipient of the Cable TelevisionPublic Affairs Association’s President’s Award, theGolden Mike Award for Outstanding Contributionsto Broadcasting by the Broadcasters Foundation ofAmerica, and the Matrix Award for television fromNew York Women in Communications, Inc.

Anne was elected director of the InternationalCouncil of the National Academy of Television Artsand Sciences in 2001. In 2007, she was inductedinto the Cable Hall of Fame. She has received theCommittee of 200’s Luminary Award, and just thispast October became the first female executive inhistory to receive MIPCOM’s Personality of theYear honor.

Anne, who earned a BA from the College of NewRochelle and an EdM from Harvard, traces herroots to Meath, Kerry and Mayo.

MICHAEL WALSHVisa CyberSourceWith over 20 years of experience in the technologyand financial services industries, Michael Walsh ispresident and chief executive officer of Visa'sCyberSource Corporation. Michael joinedCyberSource in 1998, prior to Visa's acquisition ofthe company. He took over North American salesin 2000, and in 2004 was named senior vice presi-dent of Global Sales & Services. After five years inthis position, Michael was appointed president andchief executive officer in January 2010.

Michael played a key role in doubling the size ofthe CyberSource footprint in the payment spacethrough the $660 million acquisition ofAuthorize.net in 2007. In 2010, he led negotiationsthat resulted in Visa's $2 billion acquisition ofCyberSource.

Prior to working for CyberSource, Michael heldsales and business development positions at OracleCorporation and Merrill Lynch. He is a graduateof the University of California at Irvine, with abachelor's degree in political science.

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In Ireland, you talked aboutpeople sticking together andthe strength in Irish families.

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What’s the best career adviceyou were ever given?OA2&#!0&6".%&4#$&O&$!#A0&.%4;;5& ;'L%&0!

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In 1847, John Ford, his wife Tomasina and seven children,and widowed mother Rececca left Ballinacarthy, Co.Cork on a ship bound for Grosse Ile, Cananda. Tomasinadid not survive the grueling journey.

From there the Fords traveled to Dearborn, Michigan,where John's three brothers hademigrated in the 1830s. John boughtan 8-acre farm from HenryMaybury, an old acquaintance fromWest Cork. Patrick Ahern from FairLane off Shandon Street in CorkCity, had an adjacent farm. John’sson William met and fell in lovewith Patrick’s foster daughter, MaryLitogot.The two married on April21, 1861, and it was agreed thatthe newlyweds would live at Fair

Lane with Patrick and his wife, Margaret Ahern. On July30, 1863, Mary gave birth to the Fords’ first son, Henry.

In 1914, the then hugely successful Henry Ford choseto build a 56-room mansion on a 1,300-acre tract of landtwo miles from his Dearborn birthplace. He named theestate “Fair Lane” after Patrick Ahern’s birthplace.

In the summer of 1912, Henry Ford made an impor-tant trip to recon-nect with his Irishroots.On another trip toIreland in 1917,Henry Ford estab-lished Henry Ford &Son Ltd. It began asa private ventureand later became a

Bill Fordmeetingwith FordCompanyemployees.

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Henry Fordwith hisModel T.

William Ford, wholeft Ireland in 1847.


division of Ford Motor Company.As Ford historian Bob Kreipkeexplains: “Henry Ford's family rootsdrew him to Ireland. He knew whathe was able to do socially and economically in the United States,and he figured he could apply thatmodel to the depressed area ofCork.”

Ford employed 7,000 there untilthe assembly operations wereclosed in 1984.

For many of the Ford familydescendants, the interest in their Irish roots remainsstrong. Edsel Ford II and his family visited the old home-stead in Cork in 2004.

This past summer, William Clay Ford, Jr. and his familymade a visit.

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You are a committed environ-mentalist and I read that HenryFord said that his first memorywas of his father slowly anddeliberately turning the plougharound in order to avoid disturbing a bird’s nest.^%&:46&4&F.%40&#40".4;'60&4#$&%#B'.!#E

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Can you talk a little bit aboutFontinalis Partners. It seemsinteresting in terms of thefuture?O0A6&4#&'#B%602%#0&7'.2&0840&O&9!E7!"#$E

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That sounds like an invest-ment in America’s future.C%;;,&'0A6&#!0&W"60&<2%.'94>&C%A.%&'#0%.E%60%$&'#&4&F;!=4;&433.!498&=%94"6%&08%'66"%6&4.%&#!0&"#'I"%&0!&<2%.'94>

Was it a difficult deci-sion to step down andbring in Alan Mulally,another Irishman?O0A6&=%%#&F.%40>&O&0!!L&!B%.&'#

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Ford Motor Company, to me, is a shining example of what a family and companycan do.C%;;,& 084#L& 5!"& 6!&2"98>& O0& '6& F!'#F

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Thank you, Mr. Ford.


Tom and hiswife Joan.

Bill Ford picturedwith hisfather on his first dayat work atFord Co. in1979.

Edsel Ford, son ofHenry Ford.

Bill Ford Executive Chairman Ford Motor Company (rt)with Ford CEO Alan Mulally.


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