Bio
William Priestley
William is a long-term member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and a former member of the Audit and Finance Committee of the global organisation. His background is in education and social policy and he has held senior leadership positions in Limerick, Dublin and Mississippi. During this period he has presented before the OECD, shared a vision from the TEDx stage and been elected to South Dublin County Council.
As an elected representative, he has written opinion pieces, including Why it’s surprising more young men don’t sell drugs, for the Irish Times and appeared as a television panellist on several occasions.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, William led the strategy planning unit in An Garda Síochána (the Irish police service). He directed the composition of the national Strategic Plan (2022-2024). and the implementation of the annual Policing Plans across the entire organisation. Since then, he has served in other senior leadership roles in the Irish government.
In 2019, he staged an award-winning performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. William holds a Master of Education from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.