Cillian Lohan, President of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group
Cillian Lohan graduated from University College Cork and the University of Ulster with Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees.
He has worked extensively in the corporate sector (strategic planning and business development) and in the environmental sector (conservation and habitat management).
He is a leader in the field of the Circular Economy. He was the inaugural Chair of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform which he helped to establish. He is an experienced delegate at United Nations initiatives such as the Climate COP negotiations, and the High Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals.
As CEO of Green Economy Foundation, Cillian has overseen ambitious projects including the planting of over 4 million trees in Ireland, and the establishment of a Wildlife Reserve in Tobago.
Appointed through the Irish Environmental Pillar, he has been an active member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) since 2015, and has been rapporteur for 17 opinions. He was EESC vice-president in charge of communication from 2020 to 2023. In October 2025, he was elected to the office of president of the EESC Civil Society Organisations’ Group.