John FitzGerald is an Honorary Fellow and adjunct professor of economics at Trinity College Dublin, an adjunct Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. He was Chairman of the Irish government’s Climate Change Advisory Council until January 2021. He is a former research professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute. He previously served as a member of the Commission of the Central Bank of Ireland, a board member of the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation, and President of the Irish Economic Association. His academic research focused on macro-economics and energy and environmental economics.