Brian O'Malley

Senior Advisor – High Potential Start-up Division, Enterprise Ireland

Brian O'Malley is a senior advisor with Enterprise Ireland, the Irish Government economic development agency focused on transforming Irish industry. Mr. O'Malley's specific role with the agency is to work with early stage technology entrepreneurs on Ireland's western seaboard to help them develop their ventures from business idea conception stage to first round investment and beyond.

He has specific responsibility for assisting High Potential Start up companies within the emerging Irish Web 2.0 cluster and his clients include Nooked & Tablane. With a background in luxury brand management, Mr. O'Malley joined Enterprise Ireland in 1998 from Fortnum & Mason plc. Fascinated by the disruptive effect Web 1.0 had in the mid 1990's on many established market channels, he continues to have a strong interest in the potential to build global companies by leveraging the internet.

He was educated at the University of Galway, Ireland and the University of Leuven, Belgium.