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Kearney has broad policy and consulting experience, serving as Senior Economic Advisor to Australian Federal Treasurer (Ministers for Finance) John Kerin and Federal Finance Minister Ralph Willis in the early 1990s. His role involved attending Cabinet meetings and parliamentary sessions, advising the Treasurer as well as other cabinet ministers on all aspects of macroeconomic and financial policy.
Colm is best known for his work in international business and finance. He has considerable international experience, having studied and worked in ten universities in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the UK He has won competitive research awards in both Australia and Ireland including an IRCHSS Senior Research Fellowship. He jointly led a successful bid to Enterprise Ireland under its High Performance Start-Up programme for a campus company. He has also successfully attracted significant philanthropic funds.
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