Aine Collins CPA is President of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland).

She is Director of  Blueprint Consultancy, providing Financial and Strategic Business Advice across several sectors with vast expertise and experience in the SME sector from start-ups to growing established businesses internationally, both organically and through mergers and acquisitions.

From 2011 to 2016,  Áine was an elected Member of the Irish Parliament and served on the Joint Committee for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, on the Public Account Committee, and was Chairperson on the SME group, contributing to the formation of Government policy in these areas.

Áine is currently Chair of Dublin Chapter of the British Irish Trade Alliance (BITA), and is Chairperson and Director of the Cork Foundation.  Áine is a member of the Institute of Directors.