Niall Crowley is an independent equality expert.

He was chief executive officer of the Equality Authority in Ireland from its establishment in 1999 until 2009. The Equality Authority was established to promote equality and combat discrimination in the areas covered by Irish equality legislation.

Prior to this he worked in the community sector with the Travellers’ rights organisation Pavee Point for twelve years.Niall Crowley was a member of the National Economic and Social Forum and the National Economic and Social Council.

He is the author of ‘An Ambition for Equality’, published by Irish Academic Press in 2006 and ‘Empty Promises – Bringing the Equality Authority to Heel’ published by A&A Farmar in 2010.