Mary McKenna
InvestorCo-Founder & Chair at AwakenAngels · Investment Committee Member at Coinvest Capital
County Donegal, Ireland
About
Mary McKenna is an award-winning angel investor (European and UK Angel Investor of the Year 2023) and Chair of AwakenAngels, guiding the syndicate's strategic direction with extensive experience as an entrepreneur and investor across Ireland and Europe.
Experience
- European CommissionExpert Advisor to the European Commissioncurrent2018 — presentBrussels
- The Royal SocietyEntrepreneur in Residence with Ulster Universitycurrent2025 — presentNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
- AwakenAngelsCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentIreland
- Coinvest CapitalBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentVilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- AwakenHubCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentIreland
- University of Oxford - Said Business SchoolEntrepreneurship Expert with the Entrepreneurship Centrecurrent2017 — presentOxford
- SXSWAdvisory Board Member - Startup Pitchcurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas
- Western Development CommissionBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Imperial Venture Mentoring Service (IVMS)Mentorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, UK
- Jetpack LearningNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentBelfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- PlacecubeAdvisory Board Membercurrent2015 — presentLondon
- Millennium Forum Theatre & Conference CentreNon Executive Directorcurrent2003 — present
- WestBICBoard Member2020 — 2026
- Mind Of My Own LtdNon Executive Director2018 — 2024London, United Kingdom
- Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V. (BAND)Europe's Female Angel Investor of the Year 2023/242023 — 2024
- UK Business Angels AssociationUKBAA Angel Investor of the Year 2023/242023 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Catalyst Inc HQEntrepreneur in Residence2014 — 2024Belfast
- CAST Centre for the Acceleration of Social TechnologyBoard Member2016 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Department for International Trade (DIT)Dealmaker2021 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Oxford FoundryResident Expert2021 — 2022Oxford, United Kingdom
Education
- Lancaster UniversityBA (Hons), Business Economics1977 — 1980
Skills & more
Leadership48Management19Strategy27Communication3Public Speaking2Investor Relations17Entrepreneur5Board LeadershipMarket entry strategyBootstrappingTroubleshootingEntrepreneurship71
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Management ConsultingResearchBloggingPublic SectorNetworkingE-LearningBusiness StrategySmall BusinessChange ManagementPublic RelationsOnline CommunicationsStart-upsFrom Mary's professional profile.
Colleagues at AwakenAngels
Clare McGee
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at AwakenAngels
Denise McQuaid
Co-Founder & Director of Investor Relations at AwakenAngels
Jane McCooey
AwakenAngels Global Ambassador at AwakenAngels
Mary Ann Pierce
Global Diaspora Ambassador at AwakenAngels
Sinead Crowley
Co-Founder & Director of Community at AwakenAngels
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mary McKenna work?
- Mary McKenna is Co-Founder & Chair at AwakenAngels.
Same school
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