
Gavin Boyd — Chair Sport NI
A Chartered Accountant, Gavin has held numerous high level positions including CEO of the Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) and CEO of the Southern and Belfast Education and Library Boards. He led the planning for and creation of the Education Authority (EA}, merging five major organisations and creating a regional authority with 43 000 staff and an annual budget of £2bn, retiring in 2019 after four years as first CEO of (EA).
Gavin played Gaelic Football for club, school, and university, captained the school athletics squad, and played squash and rugby after leaving school. He has refereed Gaelic football at a senior level, including a number of County Finals. He has been a member of Balmoral Golf Club for over 40 years and is a season ticket holder at Ulster Rugby.