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Deirdre Smith

Board Chairperson for Furthr, NED for BRE, Kinaxis, Anthropic Ireland. Digital / Innovation/ Change / Business Growth Advisor, Coach. Helping growing companies & ambitious entrepreneurs achieve their sustainable goals.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Career path.

  1. Dublin BIC

    Chairperson (Furthr, the Dublin Business Innovation Centre)

    Oct 2025 - Present
  2. Kinaxis

    Non Executive Director, Kinaxis Ireland

    Dec 2024 - Present
  3. Anthropic

    Non Executive Director, Anthropic Ireland

    Mar 2024 - Present
  4. AwakenAngels

    Investor

    Sep 2023 - Present
  5. Chapter Zero Ireland

    Member

    Sep 2022 - Present
  6. Rethink Digital Advisory

    Associate Consultant

    May 2022 - Present
  7. BRE Global Ireland

    Non Executive Director

    Jul 2019 - Present
  8. Enterprise Ireland

    Business Growth Advisor / Consultant

    Jan 2012 - Present
  9. Green Point Consultancy Ltd

    Board & Advisory Services

    Mar 2011 - Present
  10. Dublin BIC

    Non Executive Director, Chair of the Governance Committee, Member Nominations Committee

    Sep 2020 - Sep 2025
  11. G-P

    Non Executive Director, Chairperson, G-P International Ireland Ltd

    Mar 2020 - Mar 2024
  12. Adams & Butler

    Board Advisor

    May 2017 - Apr 2019
  13. myplayXplay

    Advisor

    Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
  14. ISO/IEC JTC 1/ SC40 IT Governance

    Member, Irish Mirror Committee

    Feb 2016 - Sep 2019
  15. Redefine Consulting, LLC

    Associate Lean Consultant

    Oct 2014 - Nov 2021
  16. National Standards Authority of Ireland

    Non Executive Director, Nominations Committee, Audit & Risk Committee Member

    May 2014 - Sep 2019
  17. Wellcome Trust HRB Clinical Research Facility CRF

    Governance Board Member

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2023
  18. DCU Ryan Academy

    Mentor, Propeller Programme & Female High Fliers

    Sep 2012 - Sep 2019
  19. Going for Growth

    Supporter and former Lead Entrepreneur

    Oct 2011 - Jan 2023
  20. Irish Raynaud's and Scleroderma Society

    Non Executive Director

    Aug 2011 - Dec 2015
  21. Harris Corporation

    Director, Product Line Management

    Nov 2007 - Jul 2010
  22. Zandar Technologies plc

    CEO / Managing Director

    Mar 1993 - Nov 2007
  23. Digital Equipment Corporation (USA)

    Senior Design Engineer

    Aug 1987 - Sep 1992