2026 Business Leaders Breakfast

April 16, 2026  |  8 AM

Since its launch in 1986, the Partnership has been championed and supported by leading Irish and Irish American business leaders. Our 7th Annual Business Leaders Breakfast in New York will honor Colman Madden, Director of Customer Engineering, Financial Services at Google.

2026 HONOREE COLMAN MADDEN
Director, Customer Engineering, Google

Originally from Limerick, Ireland, Colman Madden is an Engineering Leader at Google, where he currently manages a team of over 100 engineers within a multi-billion dollar Financial Services business. A graduate of the University of Limerick in Computer Science, Colman began his career at Accenture in Dublin before expanding his expertise globally, serving as a lead data engineer in Australia and as the first local hire for a Silicon Valley big data startup. Since joining Google New York in 2018, he has specialized in scaling complex technical operations for the financial sector. Colman resides on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with his wife and two children, maintaining a deep connection to his Irish roots through his work, family and friends.

Co-Chairs

Brian A. Ruane, BNY Mellon

Sean Clune, Clune Construction Company

Tommy Dwyer, Clune Construction Company

Dedicated to connecting Irish America and friends of Ireland to their heritage through targeted giving, Irish American Partnership supporters have raised more than $63 million for young people and communities across the island of Ireland. We are especially delighted to celebrate the Partnership’s first New York event of 2026 – marking our 40th anniversary year. For forty years, our community has come together to invest in education, opportunity, and hope for young people, and we are deeply grateful for your support as we commemorate this milestone year. 

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