Denis Obrien

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About Denis Obrien

Denis O’Brien is an Irish entrepreneur who founded several companies and a philanthropist deeply involved with global humanitarian causes. Denis O’Brien founded Digicel Group Ltd, Esat Telecom Group plc, Communicorp and other companies. He is the current chairman at Digicel Group and is former chairman of Communicorp, a company that was acquired from O’Brien in 2021. O’Brien also served as CEO and chairman of Esat Telecom Group. He holds an undergraduate degree from University College Dublin, received his MBA from Boston College and has two honorary Doctor of Laws degrees. Denis O’Brien is involved in a diverse list of humanitarian and philanthropic organisations, a few that he personally founded. O’Brien founded The Iris O’Brien Foundation and the Digicel Foundation. He also co-founded Front Line Defenders. He is chairman of the Council of Patrons for Special Olympics Ireland and director of the U.S. Board of Concern Worldwide. As patron of the Digicel Foundation, O’Brien has led community development projects, educational and literacy initiatives, COVID-19 response and other projects in Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and more. To date, the Digicel Foundation has helped over 3 million people with its projects.