Ronan Harrington

About Ronan Harrington

Ronan’s expertise comes from senior leadership positions at the British Foreign Office and Extinction Rebellion, and now as a Resilience Specialist at Tough Cookie, where he counsels leading organisations including Sky, Accenture, Meta and Sage.

In his talks, Ronan shares the hidden drivers of burnout and what neuroscience based tools and cutting edge team practices are best to manage stress, overwhelm and drama.

The result is a healthy, high performing culture where people are at the top of their game.

Part of the magic of his talks is that he speaks from direct experience. As a direct consequence of burnout, he went from being a political leader for a global movement to being diagnosed with a debilitating lifetime chronic illness. He’s had to learn, the hard way, how to be resilient when adversity doesn’t let up.

His story is an inspiring journey of hope, one that has taken me west to confront the tragic loss of my brother and east for a private audience with the Dalai Lama. Through his dramatic highs and lows, audiences reframe their understanding of adversity as an invitation to grow as leaders.

Now more than ever, people need guidance on how to perform under pressure and stress. This means real insights, the kind that can only come from deep expertise and genuine experience. Ronan brings both.