Social Finance Foundation
Ruaidhri Leonard has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Ruaidhri began their career at Morgan Stanley as an Industrial Placement, where they analyzed pricing and settled trades in the physical oil market. Ruaidhri then joined Citi as Sales & Trade Support and developed a strong understanding of investment instruments. At Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG), they worked as a Business Development Analyst, focusing on process automation and technological improvements. Currently, they are the Head of Operations at Social Finance Foundation. Ruaidhri also gained experience during their time as a Final Year Student and Student Assistant at Queen's University Belfast.
Ruaidhri Leonard completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Business Economics from Queens University Belfast from 2011 to 2015. Ruaidhri then pursued an Executive MBA at Trinity College Dublin from 2023 to 2025.
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Social Finance Foundation
Social Finance Foundation was established in 2007 by the Government to address the needs of community organisations and social enterprises for loan funding which was difficult to obtain from mainstream financial institutions. The Foundation has been funded by the Irish banks by way of a non-repayable grant in 2007 and very low interest loans for the period 2009 to 2025. This enables the social finance infrastructure in Ireland to operate. Without such support, many of the projects and initiatives which bring significant economic and social benefit to local communities throughout the country simply would not happen. The Bank funding has enabled the Foundation to lend €100m to nearly 1,000 organisations throughout Ireland since it was set up via our two partners Clann Credo and Community Finance Ireland.