# The Ireland Funds America appoints President and CEO

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/04/12/the-ireland-funds-america-appoints-president-and-ceo/
- Published: 2019-04-12T13:10:34+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Ireland Funds America has appointed David Cronin as its new President and 
CEO. He takes up the role in June.**

Cronin has worked in philanthropy for the last decade, raising and investing over
$100 million in his role as chief executive of UL Foundation, the fundraising arm
of the University of Limerick. He has worked closely with [Chuck Feeney](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/11/chuck-feeney-joins-giving-pledge/),
Atlantic Philanthropies and The Ireland Funds. He is also a member of the Munster
Rugby Commercial Board.

Before that Cronin was Chief Operations Officer of QUMAS, a tech startup specialising
in governance, risk and compliance management which was acquired in a multi-million
euro deal by Dessault Systemes.

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His early career was on Wall Street where he worked as an equities and options trader
for Wall Street Access. He holds a Masters in International Business from Trinity
College Dublin and is a graduate of University College Cork.

John Fitzpatrick, Chairman of [The Ireland Funds America](http://www.irelandfunds.org),
said: “David has the experience, energy and integrity to ensure the future success
of The Ireland Funds America. We are delighted to have secured a business leader
of his calibre, who understands and reflects our core values and mission so intrinsically”.

Meanwhile, the Ireland Funds has postponed opening its grant rounds which were [originally scheduled to accept applications in March](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/01/28/ireland-funds-grants-to-open-in-march/).

Set up in 1976, and now with chapters in 12 countries, The Ireland Funds has raised
over $600 million for nonprofit organisations in Ireland and Irish causes around
the world, benefiting more than 3,200 different organisations with both financial
and non-financial support.
 

## WATCH: The Ireland Funds 2019

 * **[The Ireland Funds opens 2019 grant round](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/07/25/the-ireland-funds-opens-2019-grant-round/)(
   25 July 2019)**
 * **[The Ireland Funds launch special virus appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/22/ireland-funds-launches-special-virus-appeal/)(
   22 April 2020)
 * **[Long time Ireland Funds boss steps down](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/03/long-time-ireland-funds-boss-steps-down/)(
   2 October 2018)**

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