Our People

Our team brings deep expertise in humanitarian work, development, health, and public policy. They guide our mission through strong partnerships and a focus on real-world impact in Ukraine.

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold is one of Ireland’s most respected leaders in international development. He previously served as chief executive of Concern Worldwide and as chief economist and assistant secretary general at the Irish Department of Agriculture. He now sits on a number of EU and UN–linked boards focused on international development and policy formation, including the Global Food Banking Network, the Global Panel for Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.
Tom served as Ireland’s Special Envoy for Food Systems from 2021 to 2022. He chaired Ireland’s 2030 agri-food strategy committee, which produced Food Vision 2030, the state’s national agri-food strategy, published in 2021. At EU level, he chaired the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Food Systems Science in 2021 and previously chaired the Task Force Rural Africa in 2019.

Effective Aid Ukraine board member Michael Hall is smiling to the camera, wearing a blue check shirt and grey trousers with his hands folded to a bright yellow backdrop.

Dr Michael Hall

Dr. Michael Hall is Senior Lecturer and Head of Department in the School of Health and Social Sciences, Munster Technological University (MTU). He is also INGENIUM European University Partner Coordinator at MTU and a principle investigator in the university's UNESCO Chair project.

Michael's department specialises in physical activity and healthy lifestyle interventions and management for all - including people with disability, people living with enduring mental illness and people living with chronic illness. The department also founded an office to provide training for professionals in the Irish disability sector.