Philip Lynch is the Chairman of Connect Ethiopia's Advisory Board.  He is Chief Executive of One51 Plc - formerly The Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society - one of Ireland’s leading energy and waste infrastructure companies. He is Chief Executive of IAWS Society and is a Non-Executive Director of C & C Group plc, Coillte Teoranta, FBD Holdings plc, Open Hydro Group Ltd. and TechRec Ireland Ltd.  He is Chairman of Educate Through Sport Foundation.

Seán Fitzpatrick is the Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank and serves as Non-Executive Director of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, Aer Lingus Group plc and a number of UK, European and Irish companies. Mr. Fitzpatrick is a member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Anne Heraty is Chief Executive of Cpl Resources plc, Ireland's leading employment services company.  She is Chairperson of the Export Group for Future Skills Needs and a Non-Executive Director of Bord na Mona, The Irish Stock Exchange and of Anglo Irish Bank.

Denis O'Brien is one of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs with extensive international telecoms, radio, property, aircraft leasing, golf and other leisure sector interests.  He is Chairman of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Judging Panel, having previously been a recipient of the award and a Director on the US Board of Concern Worldwide.  Mr. O'Brien is Founder and Chairman of Digicel Group and is Founder of Communicorp Group and is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Frontline, the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.

Peter Sutherland is the Chairman of BP and is Chairman of the London School of Economics Court and Council.  He is a Non-Executive Chairman of Goldman Sachs International and is a Non-Executive Director of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Mr Sutherland was awarded an honorary knighthood in 2004.