Laura Burke, Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Laura was appointed in 2011 and served as a Director within the EPA since 2004.
As Director General she has the responsibility to lead and strategically manage the EPA. Laura was the Chair of the European Environment Agency (EEA) Management Board from 2017 to 2023. Laura is a member of the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) and a member of the High Level Implementation Committee of ‘Food Vision 2030’, the Irish Agri-Food Sector Strategy. Prior to joining the EPA, she worked in the private sector. Laura is a graduate chemical engineer of University College Dublin (UCD), holds an MSc from Trinity College, Dublin, is a Fellow and is President of Engineers Ireland and is a Chartered Director. In 2025 Laura was appointed an Adjunct Full Professor in University College Dublin.
She is a member of the Board of Genio CLG. In 2016 Laura was awarded the UCD Engineering Graduates Association (EGA) Distinguished Graduate Award.