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About our people

GRAINNE BARRY MSc
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CEO

Grainne Barry

Grainne is a software/IT leader with over 20 years of experience, ranging from developing data-driven visualisation applications to leading and managing the development of complex cloud-based SaaS educational solutions. Software developed under her leadership includes online learning and content publishing systems, student enrolment and management applications, and mobile learning apps. These have enabled tens of thousands of students to enroll in, study for, and achieve a wide range of qualifications such as MBAs, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from UK universities, as well as numerous professional awards.
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Stephen Dorgan

Stephen has been with McKinsey & Company for over 20 years, initially as a partner and later as external faculty. He led the EMEA Operations and Healthcare Practices, working with the boards, CEOs, and executive teams of multi-billion dollar corporations to dramatically, tangibly, and sustainably transform corporate performance. Throughout his distinguished career, he has also headed the firm’s Advanced Healthcare Analytics Business. Stephen holds a PhD from University College Dublin, a Master's in Management from Harvard University, and is currently a research academic at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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Sujata Suvarnapathaki

Sujata is the Faculty Dean at Ramnarain Ruia College, a top-rated college affiliated with the University of Mumbai. She has extensive experience in biostatistics and has published numerous academic papers. Her college maintains a long-standing collaboration with universities in Pennsylvania. In addition to her academic pursuits, Sujata has provided consulting services to the US FDA, GSK, Sandoz, and Accenture, among many others. Her academic work includes collaborations with leading universities in Pennsylvania, United States.
Academic director

Vinayak Deshpande

Vinayak has been providing advanced analytical research, data science education, and analytics solutions to multinational companies and government bodies for over 15 years. He has served reputed clients in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Korea across various domains, including banking, finance, insurance, retail, FMCG, and pharma. Before founding his analytical research firm, Vinayak spent ten years as a Professor of Statistics at the University of Mumbai.
COO

Paul Penman

Paul has spent over 25 years in the private sector, successfully helping to build and run education businesses that provide recognised professional qualifications, as well as postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in marketing, business administration, accountancy, and data science. He is recognised for his ability to build balanced teams, and his skills include implementing virtual learning environments for online and blended learning, developing accredited qualifications, and managing online learning programmes at scale.
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Snigda Pain

Snigdha is Professor of Statistics at Lady Brabourne College, a leading college for women’s education. She has an MPhil in Computer Application of Statistics and has published many academic papers focused on healthcare and nutrition. In addition to over 15 years teaching core statistics, has over five years’ experience teaching data science and advanced analytics with R, Python, C, SPSS and business intelligence tools. Snigdha also consults to industry and has had many assignments in healthcare and the pharmaceutical sector. 
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Paul Savage

Snigdha is a Professor of Statistics at Lady Brabourne College, a leading institution for women’s education. She holds an MPhil in Computer Application of Statistics and has published numerous academic papers focused on healthcare and nutrition. In addition to teaching core statistics for over 15 years, she has more than five years of experience teaching data science and advanced analytics using R, Python, C, SPSS, and business intelligence tools. Snigdha also consults for the industry, having undertaken many assignments in healthcare and the pharmaceutical sector.
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Declan Moran

Declan is an experienced risk specialist with a demonstrated history in the banking industry. He is skilled in credit risk, financial risk, asset-backed security (ABS), commercial lending, and credit analysis. Additionally, Declan is a qualified business coach and advises founders, leaders, and executives on business strategy and leadership. He holds an MSc in Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Coaching from Trinity College, Dublin.
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Adrian Cronin

Adrian is the Data Modelling Lead at Gas Networks Ireland, with extensive experience in the utilities sector. His roles have spanned finance, systems, project management, strategy, and innovation at a senior level. He has also lectured on the CIMA MBA Gateway program at Munster Technological University for over 10 years. Adrian advocates for data-driven communications, reporting, and decision-making in his work. He is currently conducting research into data literacy within organisations in partnership with University College Cork in Ireland.