Tadhg Young

Tadhg Young is executive vice president and country head of Ireland at State Street. He has also acted as the chief operating officer of State Street, Ireland, since 2012. In his current role, Tadhg oversees the management of the largest fund services provider in Ireland, servicing assets over US$ 1 trillion, managed by some of the world’s leading investment management firms and financial houses.

Prior to joining State Street in 2007, Tadhg was head of Trustee, Custody and Middle Office Servicing with IBT Ireland (acquired by State Street in 2007). He previously held various senior management roles with Allianz Global Investors, Ireland, where he was the managing director, and with Dresdner Bank in Ireland, where he headed the fund administration group and later became head of operations for banking and fund services. Tadhg qualified as a chartered accountant while working as a tax consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

He was a member of the Council of Irish Funds from 2013 to 2017 and was chair of the industry body for 2015 and 2016. He is currently a member of the IFS2020 Joint Committee, established to support the implementation of the Irish government’s IFS2020 strategy.

He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and a member of the Irish Taxation Institute.