Staff Description John Devitt

PhD (c) John Devitt

J.E Cairnes School of Business and Economics,  University of Galway.

John Devitt is Chief Executive of Transparency International (TI)’s chapter in Ireland. Since founding TI Ireland in 2004, John lobbied for the Protected Disclosures Act and advised the Irish Government on the legislation, as well as international organisations, including the UN and European Commission on whistleblower protection. In 2011, John established TI Ireland’s Speak Up Helpline which has supported nearly 3,000 people reporting wrongdoing and in 2016 co-founded the Transparency Legal Advice Centre which has given free legal advice to more than 150 people making protected disclosures. In 2024 he was appointed to the Irish Government’s Advisory Council on Economic Crime and Corruption. John is also Trustee and former Chairperson of the Whistleblowing International Network and a PhD candidate at the College of Business, Public Policy and Law at the University of Galway.

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