Mary McKenna
InvestorCo-Founder & Chair at AwakenAngels Β· Investment Committee Member at Coinvest Capital Β· Board Member at Western Development Commission
County Donegal, Ireland
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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 β presentBrussels
- The Royal SocietyEntrepreneur in Residence with Ulster Universitycurrent2025 β presentNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
- AwakenAngelsCo-Foundercurrent2023 β presentIreland
- Coinvest CapitalBoard Membercurrent2025 β presentVilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania
- AwakenHubCo-Foundercurrent2020 β presentIreland
- University of Oxford - Said Business SchoolEntrepreneurship Expert with the Entrepreneurship Centrecurrent2017 β presentOxford
- SXSWAdvisory Board Member - Startup Pitchcurrent2019 β presentAustin, Texas
- Western Development CommissionBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- Imperial Venture Mentoring Service (IVMS)Mentorcurrent2019 β presentLondon, UK
- Jetpack LearningNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 β presentBelfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- PlacecubeAdvisory Board Membercurrent2015 β presentLondon
- Millennium Forum Theatre & Conference CentreNon Executive Directorcurrent2003 β present
- WestBICBoard Member2020 β 2026
- Mind Of My Own LtdNon Executive Director2018 β 2024London, United Kingdom
- Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V. (BAND)Europe's Female Angel Investor of the Year 2023/242023 β 2024
- UK Business Angels AssociationUKBAA Angel Investor of the Year 2023/242023 β 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Catalyst Inc HQEntrepreneur in Residence2014 β 2024Belfast
- CAST Centre for the Acceleration of Social TechnologyBoard Member2016 β 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Department for International Trade (DIT)Dealmaker2021 β 2022London, United Kingdom
- Oxford FoundryResident Expert2021 β 2022Oxford, United Kingdom
- Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)Trustee2013 β 2022
- Elemental-SoftwareNon Executive Director2017 β 2020Derry, Northern Ireland and Dubai, UAE
- Irish Government, Back for Business programme for returning entrepreneursLead Entrepreneur2017 β 2019County Donegal, Ireland
- IIBN- Irish International Business NetworkBoard Member2015 β 2019London, United Kingdom
- vinspiredTrustee Board Member2016 β 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- RunAClub LtdNon Exec Director2015 β 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- The Scottish GovernmentExpert External Advisor to Scottish Government2017 β 2018Edinburgh
- Northern Ireland Digital CircleChairman2010 β 2014
- vInspiredTask Squad CEO2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Learning PoolCo-Founder2006 β 2014
- Agility ConsultingDirector2005 β 2010
- IDeABusiness Manager2003 β 2004
- Amphion SemiconductorCFO2000 β 2003
- CIPFAHead of Finance & Corporate Services1988 β 2000
Skills & more
Leadership48Management19Strategy27Communication3Public Speaking2Investor Relations17Entrepreneur5Board LeadershipMarket entry strategyBootstrappingTroubleshootingEntrepreneurship71
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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
- Who is Mary McKenna?
- 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.
- Where does Mary McKenna work?
- Mary McKenna is Co-Founder & Chair at AwakenAngels.
- Where did Mary McKenna go to school?
- Mary McKenna studied at Lancaster University (BA (Hons), Business Economics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Imperial Venture Mentoring Service (IVMS)3
Also worked at Catalyst Inc HQ4
Also worked at Department for International Trade (DIT)9
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