Dr. Gary Granville is Emeritus Professor of Education and former Interim Director of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin. He was previously Assistant Chief Executive of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) in Ireland. In that capacity, he oversaw the design and introduction of national programmes, including the Leaving Certificate Applied, the Junior Cycle Schools Programme and initiatives in citizenship education, in enterprise education and in the arts. 

In recent years he has chaired the NCCA Development Group for Art at junior cycle and Leaving Certificate. Gary Granville has extensive experience as a member of policy advisory groups including Creative Ireland, Higher Education Authority, Teaching Council, NCCA and other national and international bodies. His publications include books, articles and commissioned reports on arts education, curriculum and assessment policy, labour history and global citizenship. Is cainteoir dúchais Ghaeilge é agus oibríonn se tré mheán na Gaeilge mar is cuí.