My Story So Far

This Working Life: ‘My career is a story of being in the right place at the right time’ – Simon Boucher, IMI

The chief executive of the Irish Management Institute says it is important to be passionate and proud about your work, to be brave, invest in learning and never give up

Simon Boucher, chief executive of the Irish Management Institute. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Simon Boucher is chief executive of the Irish Management Institute, a role he has held for a decade. Before joining the organisation he worked as a management consultant with Accenture, mostly in London, spent four years in Italy completing a PhD, worked as a stagiaire at the European Commission in Brussels, and lectured in Trinity College Dublin.

I joined the Irish Management Institute (IMI) 15 years ago this week, initially in the role of senior ...