A native of Dublin, Mr Dempsey is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, holding a BSc in Financial Information Systems and is qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant. He is a member of the Board of the Institute of Public Administration, and a member of the State Claims Agency Advisory Committee. 

Mr Dempsey worked in the Department of Health for over a decade, where he was previously Assistant Secretary and Head of Finance, before becoming Deputy Secretary where he headed the Corporate Affairs Division overseeing the highest standards of corporate governance in the Department. Prior to that, he was Chief Finance & Operations Officer with the Department of Finance, having joined there from the Central Bank. Before he joined the public sector, Mr Dempsey had a distinguished career in the private sector, where he worked in a number of Financial Services firms, including as CEO of Zurich Bank. 

Office of the CEO

See the FSAI Organisation Chart.

The Chief Executive is responsible for the overall strategic management of the FSAI and is the direct link to the FSAI Board. The communications unit is part of the office of the CEO and it develops and implements policies and strategies in communications and public relations.

Communications Manager – Ms Jane Ryder