Former Senate leader and Fianna Fáil TD Lisa Chambers has joined Consello, corporate consultancy founded by former journalist and businessman Declan Kelly, as its public affairs director. With almost a decade in Leinster House, her roles within FF included the party’s spokesperson on defence, foreign and European affairs and chair of its Brexit committee.
A barrister by profession, she has a degree in commerce and law from NUI Galway and a masters in commercial Law from UCD, before being called to the bar at Kings Inns in 2011. She is also a former member of the Reserve Defence Forces. Consello was launched almost three years ago and has offices in New York, Miami, Atlanta, London, Barcelona and the Middle East.
