Marc Coleman Email & Phone Number

84-86 Baggot Street Upper Dublin 2

Marc leads the largest and most diverse representative body for financial services firms in Ireland. Leveraging his own background as a European Central Bank economist, Irish Times economics Editor broadcaster and consultant, Marc ensures the industry's voice is heard locally, nationally and in Brussels. FSI works to influence government strategy and policy towards financial services and also to ensure the industry's needs in the area of skills training and educational policy are addressed. FSI works within Ibec and also collaboratively with other industry bodies to maximise industry representation

Dublin

Drawing on a high level background as an ECB and Department of Finance Economist and an outstanding array of qualifications in economics and business (qualifications from TCD, UCD and The Kiel Institute of World Economics and London School of Economics in economics and a scholarship MBA from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School), Marc's company produces high quality high prestige publications, policy advice and communications strategies for prestigious and demanding organisations. See www.octavian.ie or email info@octavian.ie for more details.

Marc was an oustanding speaker with top class reviews for international events - for a list see www.marccoleman.ie and for information contact susan@speakersolutions.ie

Marc's groundbreaking show blended sharp current affairs analysis and debate, passionate listener interaction, an excellent music selection and a lively convivial studio audience. Guests include government Ministers, high profile international statesmen and leading personalities from the wrolds of sports, the arts and culture.

Marc's unbeatable insights as a former economist with the ECB and Department of Finance made his articles in Ireland's most widely read newspaper groundbreaking, unmissable and influential.

After working on the critical Convergence Report of 1998, Marc worked for three years at the heart of the ECB, in the Monetary Policy Division, where the guidance of euro zone monetary policy - including interest rate decisions - is engineered. On his own request he transferred to Fiscal Policy Division where he monitored Ireland's economy and public finances. He was promoted twice and left the ECB in 2004 to return home to Ireland

Mba, Business

Advanced Studies Programme, Economics

M Econ Sci, Economics

Ba Econ, Economics

Activities and Societies: University Philosophical Society (Hon Secretary) Dublin University Business & Economics Society (Member)