Following my Bachelor of Commerce at University College Cork, I completed my Masters in Accounting at the Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin. In 1996 I completed my chartered accounting training with PricewaterhouseCoopers and joined IFS (Ireland) Ltd, a leading IFSC Hedge Fund Administration company. I worked at IFS for the following 12 years taking an active role in expanding the company from a staff of 20 to in excess of 800. I was part of the senior management team at IFS, working as a Vice President of NAV Accounting.