Sinéad Donovan was appointed Chair of the IFAC International Panel on Accountancy Education, effective January 1, 2026. Ms. Donovan is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and served as a partner in Grant Thornton Ireland from 2005 and as Chairperson of the firm from 2021 until January 2025 following the successful amalgamation with Grant Thornton US.
Ms. Donovan was the engagement partner to some of the largest clients acting as auditor but also specializing in servicing multinationals ensuring a centralized offering for their global reporting and compliance needs.
She served as President of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) 2023-2024 and successfully negotiated and secured a member vote for the historic amalgamation of CAI and CPA Ireland, making CAI the largest professional body in Ireland. Ms. Donovan served on the Council of CAI until May 2025.
Currently, Ms. Donovan sits on a number of boards as a non-executive director and chairs the audit and risk committee for the global organization Girls Not Brides. She also acts as strategic advisor to scaling and fast growth companies in the professional advisory and technology sector.
