Ruthanne Monaghan

Ruthanne Monaghan is the Chief Financial Officer in Fountain Healthcare Partners with responsibility for the finance function, joining the team in 2020. She has over 21 years’ experience in venture capital, corporate finance, group finance and corporate governance across multiple sectors.

Ruthanne began her career as an investment accountant in IPSI, Irish Life and joined Trinity Venture Capital, a technology-focussed venture capital firm in 2004. She worked initially as financial controller and subsequently as investment associate in TVC until 2013, being involved in all aspects of due diligence, investment analysis and M&A activity. She was integrally involved in the IPO of TVC in 2007 when the company transitioned to a private equity public company and represented TVC on the boards of Dalata Hotel Group and CR2 Limited.

Ruthanne joined Mainstream Renewable Power in 2013 in a senior finance role, and in 2015 joined Hostelworld Group plc prior to its IPO on the London and Dublin stock exchanges. Ruthanne was head of the finance function in Hostelworld until 2020, leading a large team and managing all public company compliance, tax planning and reporting, aswell as project managing group restructuring and M&A integrations. She was interim Chief Financial Officer in 2018, with responsibility for investor relations.

Ruthanne has a Bachelor of Commerce from UCD, qualified as an accountant with the ACCA in 2003 and has a certificate in company secretarial law & practice from the Law Society of Ireland.