John Boland

 John Boland is the Chief Executive Officer of HEAnet, Ireland's National Education & Research Network. He was appointed to this position in October 1997 when HEAnet was incorporated as a limited company on behalf of the Higher Education Sector.

Prior to 1997 he worked as Systems and Networks Manager in the Computer Services Department of Dublin City University.

Prior to joining DCU John worked in industry with a number of international companies including Marconi Communications Systems in the UK, Motorola Information Systems in the US and the UK and Westinghouse in Australia.

He holds a B. E. in electronic engineering from University College Dublin and has embarked on an M. Sc. in Computer Applications.

As CEO of HEAnet John is responsible for the development of world-class Internet services for education and research in Ireland.

Currently John is a member of DANTE's Board of Directors, and represents HEAnet on the GÉANT N.R.E.N. Policy Committee - a collaboration between the European National Research Networks and the European Commission, delivering advanced pan-European research and education networking. He is also a member of the TERENA General Assembly (Trans European Research and Education Networking Association) and on the international task force for Internet2.