Dr Terry McWade is the former CEO of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

He previously held the positions of Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Valitacell (an early stage biotechnology company which was sold to Beckman Coulter), Deputy CEO in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, CEO Exceptis Technologies, Principle in the Boston Consulting Group (London) and CEO Servier Laboratories (Denmark).

He is a Board member of Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services. He a former Board member of the National Treatment Purchase Fund and Chair of the European Vaccine Initiative and Deputy Chair of the Dublin University Dental Hospital.

He qualified in medicine from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA (INSEAD), MSc Healthcare Ethics and Law, Diploma in Child Health and Diploma in Corporate Governance (UCD). He is a Chartered Director of the Institute of Directors.