Helena Carey currently serves as a Higher Executive Officer at the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery & Reform, focusing on Workforce and Organisation of the Future since July 2023. Prior experience includes significant roles at An Garda Síochána, including leadership and management development at the Garda College and various operational positions within the police service from 2002 to 2016. Helena Carey holds multiple academic qualifications, including a Higher Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Irish Management Institute and various diplomas and certificates in policing, human rights law, governance, and criminal justice, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Irish and History from Mary Immaculate College.