Sir Ciarán Gearoid Devane (born 25 October 1962) is the executive director of the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) and associate pro-vice-chancellor for international relations at

Coventry University , mottoeng = By Art and Industry , established = , type = Public , endowment = £28 million (2015) , budget = £787.5 million , chancellor = Margaret Casely-Hayford , vice_chancellor = John Latham , students = () , undergr ...

(appointed April 2021). Previously he was chief executive of the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...

(appointed January 2015). He is also chairperson of the

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Education

Devane was educated at

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, where he read for a BEng in biochemical engineering. He also holds a master's degree in international policy and practice from the

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Elliott School of International Affairs The Elliott School of International Affairs (known as the Elliott School or ESIA) is the professional school of international relations, foreign policy, and international development of the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. It i ...

Career

Devane worked as chief executive at

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from 2007 to 2014. He was appointed chief executive of the British Council in January 2015. As of 2015, Devane was paid a salary of between £185,000 and £189,999 by the Foreign Office, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. He also serves as a non-executive director of

NHS England NHS England, officially the NHS Commissioning Board, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the ...

. Devane was appointed to Coventry University in April 2021. Devane was

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in the

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for services to cancer patients. Devane was announced as the first chairperson of the new board of the Irish health service, the

(HSE) by Minister for Health,

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on 18 September 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Devane, Ciaran Living people Knights Bachelor Alumni of University College Dublin Elliott School of International Affairs alumni 1962 births People of the British Council

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