Ben Breen
Economist (assistant Principal) at Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery & Reform
Ben Breen is an experienced economist currently serving as an Assistant Principal at the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, contributing to the Irish Governmental Economic Evaluation Service since April 2020. Prior roles include Research Analyst - Statistician at the Road Safety Authority and Maritime Economist at the Irish Maritime Development Office. Ben has held multiple postdoctoral research fellow positions at the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit, specializing in natural resource and marine economics. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from the University of Galway and master's degrees in Economics and Financial Economics. Ben has also engaged in teaching and research throughout a diverse academic career, including a visiting researcher role at UC Berkeley.