The role of the Advisory Board is to provide guidance, support and advice to the Chief Executive.
In the case of the Academy, advice will be sought primarily in the areas of:
| Declan Ryan (Chairman) | Irelandia Investments |
| Professor Brian MacCraith | President of DCU |
| Sean Coughlan | Social Entrepreneurs Ireland |
| Dr Edward Walsh | Past President University of Limerick |
| Eileen Gleeson | Webber Shandwick |
| Enda O'Coineen | Kilcullen Kapital Partners |
| Frank Munnelly | Wavestone Innovation & Creation |
| Una Halligan | Ex Hewlett Packard |
| Conor Foley | Worldspreads Group |
| Paul Foley | Dreamtec Software |
| Fiona O'Carroll | Company Director |
| Ann Horan | DCU Ryan Academy |
| Patrick Mc Dermott | DCU Trust |
| Professor Colm O'Gorman | DCU Business School |