Trisha LEAHY

Dr Trisha Leahy was Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Sports Institute, the HKSAR Government’s designated organisation delivering Hong Kong’s elite sports system, from 2008 until retirement at the end of 2023.

She is an internationally-recognised leader, known for expertise in best-practice governance, women’s leadership, and integrity in sport.

She is a Member of the Court of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, an Advisory Committee Member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Project Muse, and Asia Rugby.

She has served as a Board member of many NGO’s; professional bodies; the school and University sector; elite sports sector, as well as public statutory and advisory bodies both in Hong Kong and internationally, including serving on expert committees of the International Olympic Committee, and UNICEF on integrity and safeguarding initiatives.

The HKSAR Government awarded her the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) in 2014 and the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in 2020.