ISIF Team
Nick Ashmore
Director
Nick Ashmore is the Director of ISIF. From 2015 to 2021 he served as Chief Executive of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). He originally joined the NTMA as part of the team managing the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) in 2006.
Éimhín Ní Mhuircheartaigh
Deputy Director - Head of Operations
Éimhín is Head of Business Operations for ISIF. She has overall responsibility for directing and overseeing all non- investment activities of the Fund.
Mary Macnamara
Deputy Director - Head of Portfolio Management
Mary is Head of Portfolio Management and Deputy Director. Mary leads the Portfolio Management team in the management of asset allocation, investment monitoring, risk and performance measurement as well as ESG oversight.
Saoirse O'Connor
Interim Deputy Director - Head of Portfolio Management
Saoirse is Interim Head of Portfolio Management . She leads the Portfolio Management team in the management of asset allocation, investment monitoring, risk and performance measurement as well as ESG oversight.
Brian O'Connor
Senior Investment Director
Brian is a Senior Investment Director and leads the team making ISIF’s investments to support Scaling Indigenous Businesses. This includes investments in a range of growth equity, private equity and alternative debt funds, as well as ISIF’s direct equity and debt investments into scaling Irish businesses.
Cathal Fitzgerald
Senior Investment Director
Cathal is a Senior Investment Director and leads a team with responsibility for investments in the Food and Agriculture sector. The ISIF Food and Agriculture portfolio covers a broad range of sectors and seeks to support Irish companies to scale and grow internationally using a range of tailored financial solutions.
Donal Murphy
Senior Investment Director
Donal is a Senior Investment Director and leads a team responsible for the implementation of ISIF’s Housing and Enabling Investment strategy. This includes investments and initiatives across infrastructure, urban regeneration and both commercial and residential real estate with a particular focus on enabling the regions of Ireland to be engines of economic growth.
Paul Saunders
Senior Investment Director
Paul is a Senior Investment Director and Head of Climate and Venture Capital. Paul leads a team focussed on ISIF’s climate and venture capital agenda.
Mikael Langstrom
Investment Director
Mikael is Head of Risk and Portfolio Construction for the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. Mikael has overall responsibility for risk management, portfolio monitoring and performance analysis.
James Brennan
Investment Director - Interim Head of Irish Portfolio Management
James is an Investment Director and is responsible for the overall monitoring and management of ISIF’s Irish Investment Portfolio from financial close to exit. James leads a team of investment professionals who are responsible for monitoring the financial and economic performance of Irish investments.
Deborah Meghen
Investment Director
Deborah is responsible for Sustainable and Responsible Investment at the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, working with the investment teams overseeing ESG and Climate related reporting and strategies.
Evelyn Leen
Investment Director
Evelyn is the Investment Director leading the Global Portfolio team with responsibility for managing ISIF’s Global Portfolio and the National Reserve Fund.
Liam McGrath
Investment Director
Liam is an Investment Director in ISIF’s Indigenous Business team. Liam’s primary focus is on investments that support the growth of Irish businesses, including commitments to Irish and international funds and direct investments in businesses across a range of sectors.
Georgina Murphy
Investment Director
Georgina leads life science investment for the ISIF, covering limited partnership commitments to a portfolio of life science venture funds and direct equity investment, where ISIF seeks to provide patient capital to scaling Irish businesses.
Sarah Hickey
Investment Director
Sarah is an Investment Director in ISIF's Housing and Enabling Investments team. Sarah is responsible for driving the Fund’s real estate strategy. This includes investments and initiatives across infrastructure, urban regeneration and both commercial and residential real estate.
Brendan Byron
Senior Investment Manager
Brendan is a member of ISIF's Housing and Enabling Investments team. Brendan works on the origination and execution of ISIF’s residential real estate investments. This incorporates a blend of direct and fund investments across both debt and equity, all of which are designed to support the development of new mass market housing in Ireland.
Ciaran Tobin
Senior Investment Manager
Ciaran is a Senior Investment Manager in ISIF's Housing and Enabling Investments team. Ciaran works on a range of infrastructure, corporate and fund-based transactions, taking lead roles in deal structuring and negotiation.
Frank Dorgan
Senior Investment Manager
Frank is a member of the Scaling Indigenous Businesses team in ISIF. His primary focus is the sourcing and evaluation of a wide range of investment opportunities in growth capital, private equity and debt funds, as well as direct equity and debt investments into businesses, across a wide range of industries and sectors.
Jer Lyne
Senior Investment Manager
Jeremiah Lyne is a Senior Investment Manager in the Irish Portfolio Monitoring Team which is responsible for the overall management and monitoring of ISIF’s Irish Investment Portfolio from financial close to exit.
John Cantwell
Senior Investment Manager
John is a Senior Investment Manager in the Indigenous Businesses investment team. John leads ISIF’s Financial Services sector investments including direct equity and debt investments in non-bank lenders and in the fin-tech sector and its commitments to debt funds.
John Harrington
Senior Investment Manager
John is a member of the Climate investment team in ISIF. John’s responsibilities include the origination, execution and monitoring of ISIF’s investments across the Climate landscape, from renewables and other sustainable infrastructure assets to earlier stage climate technology commitments.
Marianne Nolan
Senior Investment Manager
Marianne leads strategy and change management within the Business Operations team for ISIF. She is responsible for supporting the development of investment and enabling strategies, and delivery of transformation initiatives for the fund.
Nigel Purcell
Senior Investment Manager
Nigel works as a Senior Investment Manager as part of the ISIF Climate Team which aims to crowd in climate related capital and expertise into the Irish market. He works on developing the Irish climate ecosystem through direct and fund investments across all stages of a company’s lifecycle.
Patrick O'Regan
Senior Investment Manager
Patrick is a Senior Investment Manager focussed on investments that support the growth of indigenous Irish businesses. This includes investments in a range of Irish and international funds and direct investments in businesses across a range of sectors.
Sean Mulvany
Senior Investment Manager
Sean is a Senior Investment Manager in the Food and Agriculture team in ISIF. He is tasked with discovery and evaluation of venture fund and direct investment opportunities in agtech, foodtech, circular bioeconomy and climate solutions.
Róisín O'Shea
Senior Investment Manager
Róisín is a Senior Investment Manager in the Food and Agri team. Róisín is focused on the agrifood sector. Róisín’s focus is on companies at scaling stage within the sector.
Will Atkinson
Senior Investment Manager
Will Atkinson is a Senior Investment Manager on the Food and Agriculture team. Will is responsible for direct equity, debt, and indirect fund investments seeking to deliver on ISIF’s Food and Agriculture strategy
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