Irish Records Expert

Brian Donovan, MA, MESI

Brian is the Strategic Initiatives Manager at Findmypast. He previously lectured in history at Trinity College Dublin in the 1990s and since then lectured worldwide on history, genealogy and digitisation. Brian’s experience in digital technology, as well as his background in history, helped motivate the founding of the well-known Irish heritage company Eneclann in 1998. He formed the joint venture with DC Thomson that created Findmypast Ireland in 2010, and continues to help develop their Irish collections. Currently Brian is responsible for a range of global initiatives at Findmypast, involving new data, new markets and new opportunities.