Derek F. Butler

Derek Foley Butler is Executive Chairman of GRID Finance, leading Fintech and B-Corp in Ireland. Derek has spent his life between the private and third sector working for PwC, GOAL, Goodbody Stockbrokers and EY before founding GRID Finance in 2013. He was an early advocate for peer-to-peer lending. Derek founded the SME recovery campaign in 2020 which advocated for a government response for SME’s to the pandemic. He sees a vital need to recognise the best of Irish Fintech that are contributing to building a better financial system in Ireland. Derek has also founded The National Fintech Awards programme which he will chair later this year.