Professor Vincent Cunnane became the inaugural President of Technological University of the Shannon on the 1st October 2021.
Previously Professor Cunnane was President of LIT which he joined in September 2016 from IT Sligo, and where he had been President since 2014.
He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Shannon Development until its merger with the Shannon Airport Authority to form the Shannon Group (2008-2013). Prior to that, he was Vice President of Research at the University Limerick, where he also lectured and researched (1990-2008).
Professor Cunnane is an internationally renowned researcher in the field of physical electrochemistry. He was Chair of the Governing Council of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) for 10 years, and was previously a member of the board of the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research & Training (NIBRT). He is currently Chair of the Technological University Association (TUA) and was Chair of its predecessor organisation, THEA during the period when all four TUs outside of Dublin were formed. He is Chair of the President’s Council of the Regional University Network – European University (RUN‑EU).