Our Team

Dara Lynott is the CEO of the Electricity Association of Ireland since 2018.  Prior to that he was a Director of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2004 and had responsibility for the Office of Sustainability, licensing of large industrial and waste activities under the Industrial Emission Directive (IED), greenhouse gas inventories and projections, carbon emission trading, circular economy, and the Office of Environmental Enforcement.

Prior to joining the EPA, Dara worked in the private sector for eight years as an environmental engineering consultant in Boston, USA. He holds a BE from NUIG, a MSc from Northeastern University, Boston, and a Post Grad Dip. from the UCD Smurfit Business School. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of Engineers Ireland, and a Professional Engineer (VT, USA).

David joined the EAI in November 2023. He graduated with a honours degree in Physics from NUIG. David's previous experience includes a research role at Trinity College Dublin in the area of wind energy.

David is Secretariat lead on EAI's Retail and Policy committees. David also sits on a number of Eurelectric Working Groups.

Alex joined the EAI in October 2024. She holds a BCom Honours in Economics from the University of Cape Town, as well as an MSc in Economics from Trinity College Dublin.

Alex is the Secretariat Lead on the Markets Committee and DS3 Working Group. 

Emma joined the EAI in October 2024. She holds a BA in European Studies and Spanish from UCC, and a masters in Environment, Society, and Development from NUIG. 

Emma works on both the EAI Retail and Policy Committees.