Derek Tierney is Secretary General of the Department of Health, responsible for leading the Department as its administrative head and Accounting Officer, advising the Minister and Government, and stewarding the delivery of Ireland’s health and social care policy and reform agenda. Prior to this role, Derek served as Assistant Secretary General at the Department of Health leading out on Health Infrastructure, advancing Digital Health and the coordination of the Sláintecare Reform agenda. Before that, Derek served as Programme Director in the Government’s Covid-19 Vaccination Taskforce. He has held senior roles across the Justice and Transport sectors and central Government with responsibility for large scale programmes, reform delivery, system governance and whole of Government responses. Before moving into the Civil Service, he has also held senior roles in a commercial transport semi state and the private sector working in pharmaceutical, computer and telecoms industries.