Pat Colgan is chief executive officer of Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) in Belfast. He joined the organization in 2004 with responsibility for the design, development and implementation of several of the EU funded programs. Prior to joining SEUPB, Mr. Colgan served as head of secretariat, specifically for the INTERACT Program, at the Austrian Institute for Spatial Planning and Regional Development in Vienna. Mr. Colgan holds an M.A. in economics from Trinity College Dublin.