Deirdre Ruddy is a commerce graduate of NUI Galway, a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland and  holds a Diploma in Corporate Finance from that Institute.

Deirdre has over 15 years experience working in accounting practice and as a senior accountant with multinational software companies both in Ireland and on secondment in the US.  She joined NUI Galway as a part-time lecturer in Accounting and Finance in 2006.  

Deirdre currently teaches on the Bachelor of Commerce Blended Learning degree programme and on the Business Foundation course.  She has developed course materials for a number of the accounting and finance modules on the blended learning programme and is closely involved with the development of new online methods of delivery for the programme.