Richard Pengelly

Richard Pengelly CB currently serves as the Chief Executive of the Education Authority in Northern Ireland, a position held since April 2024. Prior to this, Richard Pengelly held various prominent roles, including Permanent Secretary at the Department of Justice from April 2022 to April 2024, and Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety from July 2014 to May 2022. Additional experience includes serving as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Regional Development Northern Ireland from January 2013 to June 2014, and as Public Spending Director at the Department of Finance NI from November 2007 to December 2012. Richard Pengelly is an alumnus of the ICAI.