Tony Hayes
VP Engineering, Industrial & Clean Technologies - US Midwest & South, IDA Ireland
Tony Hayes serves as vice president at IDA Ireland, the Irish Government's inward economic development agency. Based in Chicago, he works across the Midwestern and Southern regions to identify and secure industrial-related foreign direct investment as well as act as a trusted advisor to a wide base of existing clients.
Before his current assignment, Hayes worked for IDA’s financial services team in Ireland and, before that, held a variety of business development roles in Dublin and New York across both public and private sectors. Hayes holds a Bachelor of Business Studies in economics from the University of Limerick and has completed further qualifications in politics, public relations, and corporate strategy.