Edward Gallagher

Edward Gallagher is Lead Officer of Change, Delivery and Innovation Unit (CDI) at IFAD. An Irish national, he took up his position as the Lead Officer in January 2019. Before his current role, Edward was the project manager of IFAD’s Operational Excellence for Results (OpEx) initiative – an eighteen-month change and reform programme that aimed at positioning IFAD as an internationally recognized best-in-class performer and partner of choice across its spectrum of operations. He has worked in various roles with IFAD over 13 years including internal audit, treasury, and more recently within the budget function. Prior to joining IFAD, he was the Deputy Finance Director in Barclays Insurance (Barclays Bank PLC). He also worked for five years with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he qualified as a chartered accountant. He is a fellow member of Chartered Accountants Ireland.