Philanthropy
Ireland has announced that Thomas J
Tierney, a director of eBay and founder
of The Bridgespan Group will give the the Fourth Annual Ray
Murphy lecture on 8 December. Prior to founding Bridgespan, Mr Tierney served as chief
executive officer of Bain & Company, a consulting firm, from June 1992 to
January 2000. Tierney holds a BA degree in economics from the University of
California at Davis and an MBA degree with distinction from Harvard Business School.
He is the co-author of Aligning the Stars, a book about organisation and
strategy and, more recently, co-author of Give
Smart.
Ray
Murphy (1952 – 2007) was a pioneer of Irish philanthropy and
social finance . Through his work with The Atlantic Philanthropies and the
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, he worked in Ireland and throughout the world
supporting organisations working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people. He
was also a founding member and Chairman of Clann Credo--the Social Investment
Fund.
The lecture will take
place on 8 December, 5,30pm at the Lir Theatre, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2. RSVP by emailing Jay Heffron at Philanthropy Ireland.