Brendan Tuohy

Brendan Tuohy joined as chair of the EirGrid Board in November 2019. He was previously Secretary General with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. He holds a degree in civil engineering from University College Cork, and postgraduate qualifications in environmental engineering and management from Dublin University and Trinity College. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, and a Member of the Irish Academy of Engineering.

Brendan is also currently chairman of MAREI (the Science Foundation Centre for Climate, Energy and Marine). He is also Chairman of TILDA (Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing), Chairman of the UN body Global eSchools and Communities Initiative, and Chairman of the Quality Council of the Kerry Education and Training Board.