Jim Breslin has been appointed as Chair of the Council of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS).
He previously led Ireland’s newly established Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as Secretary General from 2020-2023. Prior to that role Jim served as Secretary General of the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
His appointment runs from July 2025 to June 2030. Jim holds a range of directorships and advisory roles across the private, not for profit and public sectors.
He holds a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and a Certificate in Business and Climate Change from the University of Cambridge. He was a Policy Leader Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge.
