Gerry Keenan

Mr. Gerry Keenan is Chief Executive Officer at Irish Life Investment Managers Ltd.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he was responsible for development of ILIM's investment services and for client portfolio management.
He joined Irish Life as an Economist in 1984 and later assumed responsibility for management of fixed interest investment.
Mr. Keenan was appointed Senior Manager in 1986, was made Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for segregated pension fund investment in 1987, and took up his position as Director, Investment Development in January 1990.
He is a Board Director of Irish Life Investment Managers and was instrumental in the development of index management within the company.
Prior to ILIM, he joined the Central Bank in 1982, where he was a member of the Economic forecasting team.
Mr. Keenan graduated from University College Dublin with a first class honours degree in Economics.
He then spent two years at the Economic & Social Research Institute and went on to complete a master's degree at the London School of Economics.
He subsequently lectured in Economics at University College Cork.