Since 2019 Elaine Cassidy is Director General of the Office of the Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, which includes the Office of the Environmental Information Commissioner, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner. As Accounting Officer for the organisation, Elaine is head of staff, who are all independent Civil Servants of the State.
Elaine worked in the multinational IT sector for 15 years in an international management role, before joining the public service in 2008, as Head of Equal Status and Head of Mediation at the Equality Tribunal.
Following this, Elaine joined the Department of Enterprise, Jobs and Employment to oversee the enactment and commencement of the Companies Act 2014 and related statutory instruments. She then became Deputy Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman at the FSPO, which is part of the consumer protection framework in Ireland.
Elaine holds a Master’s in Public Policy from UCD, completed the Law Society FE1 Exams and is a qualified Adjudicator, a certified Mediator and a member of the Mediators Institute of Ireland. She also holds an LLB in Law from DIT and a BA in International Marketing and Languages from DCU.