Pioneering the impact of behavioral change in L&D

Declan is a pragmatic entrepreneur focused on technology innovations to improve talent development. Having worked for over 10 years in applied research in learning and development, he has a wealth of experience in designing innovative solutions to difficult problems. As CEO, Declan's goal is to lead ETU to deliver effective behavioral assessment and learning solutions to its clients, empowering them to more effectively develop and leverage their organization’s talent.

Austin has focused his career on taking startup businesses with great product-market fit and building them into scalable operations that propel go-to-market success, producing year-over-year revenue acceleration. By adopting proven revenue generation models that drive market penetration and product adoption, Austin builds organizations from the ground up into sophisticated enterprise cloud solutions.

Conor leads simulation design within ETU, working with business stakeholders and instructional designers to deliver award-winning simulations. He believes that with the right tools and processes, realistic and immersive simulations can be quickly and easily developed by non-technical subject matter experts. He holds an award-winning PhD in Soft Skill Simulations from Trinity College Dublin and has over 10 years experience in assessment, training, simulations and eLearning.

Gordon is responsible for driving and delivering innovation in all of ETU’s solutions. To deliver truly valued solutions, he firmly believes our clients are key partners in ETU’s product roadmap. ETU’s award-winning simulation platform is the result of his ongoing collaboration with clients to understand and exceed their continuing business needs. Gordon holds a Masters in Computer Science, a Degree in Computer Engineering and a Degree in Maths from Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

East leads the strategic marketing efforts for ETU. Her tenure in the learning and development space brings a confident perspective around customer needs and how to uncover and address them. In her previous roles within the marketing teams at Miller Heiman Group and AchieveGlobal, she led strategic planning, research development, product launches, and market positioning.

John is a dynamic and results focused Executive with over twenty years experience in C-Level commercial roles across a variety of disciplines in the following industries; Technology, Publishing, Manufacturing, Service and Retail. Over the past five years, John also held a variety of non-executive and advisory roles, assisting early stage and growth stage business development.

John co-founded Cúram (provider of software to help government agencies administer social welfare and health services programs) which was acquired by IBM in 2011. He served as Cúram Software’s CEO, successfully overseeing its growth into one of Ireland's largest SW Product Companies and a global leader of GovTech Software. Expertise is in enterprise software, GovTech, SaaS & scaling.

Jim is an international CFO with a record of success in MNCs at regional board level in developed and emerging markets. Jim has an in-depth understanding of Asia (especially China, Taiwan, Japan) gained through living and working for 11 years in the region.

Vincent Wade is Professor in the School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin. Professor Wade is the Director of the ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technology. He was awarded Fellowship of Trinity College for his contribution to research and has published over one hundred and fifty scientific papers in international journals and conferences of repute. 

Declan is a pragmatic entrepreneur focused on technology innovations to improve talent development. Having worked for over 10 years in applied research in learning and development, Declan has a wealth of experience in designing innovative solutions to difficult problems. As CEO, Declan's goal is to lead ETU to deliver effective behavioral assessment and learning solutions to its clients, empowering them to more effectively develop and leverage their organization’s talent.