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Business 100 Profiles
 Patricia
M. Cloherty
Delta Private Equity Partners
Chairman and Co-Managing Partner of Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC,
Patricia Cloherty is manager of the U.S. Russia Investment Fund and Delta
Russia Fund, L.P., two venture capital funds. Prior to that, she was Co-Chairman,
President and General Partner of Apax Partners, Inc., a $10 billion private
equity company.
Patricia is a past President and Chairman of the National Venture Capital
Association of the U.S. In 1981, she was the founding President of the
Committee of 200, a prestigious organization of the country’s leading
women entrepreneurs and corporate executives.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Russia named her Businessperson of
the Year 2004.
She is a director of Columbia University, The U.S.-Russia Business Council,
Vesch! (Russia) and DeltaLeasing (Russia). Patricia earned a B.A. from
the San Francisco College for Women, and an M.A. and M.I.A. from Columbia
University.
A first-generation Irish-American whose father came from Kilkieran, Connemara,
County Galway, Patricia served in the Peace Corps in Brazil from 1963
through 1965.
 Frank
Comerford
WNBC-TV
Frank Comerford is the President and General Manager of WNBC-TV. Prior
to his current position, he served as Executive Vice President of Sales
and Marketing for the NBC Television Stations division. Frank has worked
for WNBC since 1994 when he joined the company as President of Sales.
An active member of the community, Frank serves on the Advisory Boards
of the Committee of Hispanic Children and Families, and the Child Abuse
Prevention Program, as well as a member of Lutheran Medical Center, the
Association for a Better New York, the Executive Board of NYC and Co.,
the Archdiocese of New York Catholic Charity, Xavier High School and the
Executive Board of the Television Bureau of Advertising.
A graduate of Georgetown University, he holds a B.S. in Business Administration
and Finance. Frank is a member of the AIF and the Ireland U.S. Council.
A fourth-generation Irish-American, he traces his roots to Kilkenny. He
and wife Maura live in New York.
 Deirdre
Connelly
Lilly USA
Deirdre Connelly has been President of Lilly USA since June 2005. In
the fall of 2006, and again this year, Deirdre was recognized by Fortune
magazine as one of the 50 most powerful women in business. She was also
included on Fortune’s “Young and Powerful” list.
Deirdre joined Lilly in 1983 as a sales representative and worked her
way up the ranks. Before assuming the role of president, Deirdre was senior
vice president of Human Resources. She joined the company’s policy
committee in October 2004. She was vice president of human resources for
pharmaceutical operations since May 2004.
A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Deirdre earned a bachelor’s
degree in economics and marketing from Lycoming College in Pennsylvania
in 1983. She graduated from the Harvard University’s Advanced Management
Program in 2000. Born to an Irish father and Puerto Rican mother, Deirdre
is one of nine children, and upon hearing that she would be in the Business
100 said her “father would be smiling from heaven.”
 Brian
C. Connolly
Avon Inc.
Brian Connolly, Executive Vice President, Global Direct Selling, is responsible
for driving Avon’s direct-selling strategies as a source of continuing
competitive advantage.
His oversight extends across the company’s international markets.
Prior to his current role, Brian was Executive Vice President and President,
Avon North America, where he oversaw an operating unit with $2.5 billion
in sales.
Avon Inc., The Company For Women, is the world’s leading direct
seller with $8.7 billion revenue in 2006 while employing over 40,000.
Since 1992, Avon has raised over $500 million worldwide to fight breast
cancer, and as a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors,
Brian has helped to spearhead Avon’s Breast Cancer Walks and other
charitable activities.
The son of Irish immigrants and one of eight children, Brian’s
favorite motto is “Do the right thing when no one is looking,”
a credo he picked up from his parents. He graduated with a B.S. in accounting
from Penn State University and is the father of three.
 Christopher
M. Connor
Sherwin-Williams
Christopher M. Connor has spent most of his professional career with
The Sherwin-Williams Company, of which he is now Chairman, President and
CEO.
Starting in 1983 as Director of Advertising for the Paint Stores Group,
Christopher was promoted the next year to Vice President – Merchandising.
A string of promotions followed until, in 1997, Christopher was named
President of the Paint Stores Group.
He served in that capacity until he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer.
Christopher serves on several boards, including the Board of Directors
of National City Corporation and Eaton Corporation, the Board of the National
Association of Manufacturers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
He is a trustee of University Hospitals of Cleveland as well as several
other civic and economic boards in Cleveland, where he resides. Christopher,
who is married with three children, received a Bachelor’s degree
in Sociology from Ohio State University. He is a fourth-generation Irish-American
with roots in County Roscommon.
 Joseph
Corcoran
Corcoran Jennison
Joseph Corcoran is founder and CEO of Corcoran Jennison Companies. He
and his partner, Gary Jennison, have successfully developed, owned and
managed over $2 billion in property over the last 35 years.
A main focus for the Boston-based company is the development of mixed-income
housing and low-crime communities for the poor. Operations include a management
team and social services, and involve the residents in all decisions about
their living environment.The companies’ very successful efforts
are the subject of A Decent Place to Live published by Northeastern University
Press.
The son of Irish immigrants from Roscommon, Joseph enjoys dual Irish
and American citizenship. A board member of The American Ireland Fund,
he also supports the Irish Chamber of Commerce, the Irish Cultural Center
of New England, and the Boston Irish Famine Memorial Committee.
He heads the Buildings and Properties Committee of his alma mater Boston
College, and serves on the Board of Trustees. He has been married to Rosemary
for 45 years. They have seven children and 15 grandchildren.
 William
M. Coughran, Jr.
Google, Inc.
William Coughran joined Google, Inc. in 2003 serving as Senior Vice President
of Engineering. At Google, he leads the broad systems infrastructure group
underlying Google’s products and services.
Before joining Google, William co-founded and served as CEO and in other
executive roles at Entrisphere in Silicon Valley.
William holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Mathematics from Caltech University,
and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford. In the past he has served
as an adjunct professor at Stanford, The ETH Zurich, and Duke University.
He serves on the Board of Directors for nSolutions Inc and Clearwell Systems
Inc. He is also the author of more than 50 publications and has served
on several conference boards, and technical advisory committees.
William resides in California with his wife and two children. A fourth-generation
Irish-American, he connects to his heritage through his travels. “I
have always been drawn to the liveliness of the Irish people and their
arts when visiting the Emerald Isle,”he told Irish America.
Google’s European headquarters is based in Dublin.
 John
F. Crowley
Amicus Therapeutics
John Crowley is president and CEO of Amicus since January 2005. Before
Amicus he was founding president and CEO of Orexigen Therapeutics. Prior
to that, John was senior vice president at Genzyme Therapeutics, a position
he assumed after overseeing the sale of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals to Genzyme
in September 2001.
John was the founding president and CEO of Novazyme that was developing
a novel treatment for Pompe disease.
John serves as president of the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases
Association, and is also on the Research Advisory Board of the national
Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Board of Directors of St. Peter's
University Hospital. John’s involvement with biotechnology came
from the 1998 diagnosis of two of his children with Pompe disease –
a fatal neuromuscular disorder.
He and his family have appeared on The Today Show, The Paula Zahn Show
and graced the cover of The Wall Street Journal. John has a B.S. in Foreign
Service, a J.D. from Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
A first-generation Irish-American with Cork roots, he is married with
three children.
 Patricia
Cunningham
Continental Airlines
Patricia Cunningham is the Manager of Transatlantic Leisure Sales at
Continental Airlines, the fourth-largest airline in the United States,
employing 45,000 people and serving 287 destinations worldwide.
Continental, along with Continental Express and Continental Connections,
services more international destination than any other U.S. carrier. Patricia
manages leisure sales for 30 destinations in Europe. These include three
airport gateways on the island of Ireland – Belfast, Dublin and
Shannon – the only transatlantic carrier with direct nonstop service
to all three.
Patricia was named the 2007 winner of the Chairman’s Award at Continental
Airlines for outstanding sales achievements. She is past-President of
the Airline Sales Manager Association in New York City and was the first
female President of SKAL of Northern New Jersey, the worldwide travel
trade organization.
She also is a Board Member of The Ireland-U.S. Council. A second-generation
Irish-American she traces her roots on her father’s side to County
Roscommon.
 Pamela
Daley
General Electric Company
Pamela Daley is the Senior Vice President for Corporate Business Development
of General Electric Company. She is responsible for GE's mergers, acquisitions,
and divestiture activities.
Before assuming her present position, Pamela was Vice President and Senior
Counsel for Transactions at GE. Prior to joining GE in 1989, she was a
partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Pamela received an A.B. degree in Romance Languages and Literatures with
highest honors from Princeton University, and later, a law degree from
the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she graduated first in
her class and served as Editor-in-Chief of The Law Review.
She was an adjunct professor at her alma mater from 1982 through 1989,
where she taught Federal Income Taxation of Partners and Partnerships.
Pamela serves on the Board of Directors of General Electric Capital Corporation,
GE Capital Services Inc., the GE Foundation, and the World Wildlife Fund.
A third-generation Irish-American, she traces her roots to County Meath.
She is married with one son.
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