Eugene O’Callaghan
ex-CEO - Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)
Eugene O’Callaghan was Director (CEO) from 2010-2021 of Ireland’s sovereign wealth fund, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and its predecessor the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF). ISIF’s “double bottom line” mandate is to invest on a commercial basis to support economic activity and employment in Ireland. Its investment strategy has always included climate investing as a priority theme.
Currently, Eugene is co-founder, senior advisor and non-executive chair to businesses in the areas of sovereign wealth fund advisory, distribution of sustainably focused investment products across EMEA and real assets corporate finance and treasury advisory. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of Ireland’s National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority.
Eugene joined NPRF in 2005 from Irish Life Investment Managers, where he was chief operating officer in addition to numerous other roles in a 15-year tenure. Prior to that he lived in New Zealand for five years where he worked in an investment bank and in a major accounting firm.
He is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin.