Gene Boyd is an experienced chartered accountant and an accredited trainer, regularly delivering training courses in Ireland on governance-related topics. He is a graduate member of the Institute of Risk Management and has worked in a variety of senior management roles with international exposure, principally in the pharmaceutical industry.

Gene has extensive governance expertise through work in internal audit in a multi-national pharmaceutical company, chairs the Audit Committee of Kerry County Council and is a member of the Audit Committee of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Public Administration, providing risk management training and consultancy services.