David Carroll has been working with Depaul since August 2009 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in August, 2019.

He has been working in homelessness services in a Senior Management role in service provision, development, policy and research and human resource management since 2001. As a professionally qualified Social Worker, he has considerable experience in the field of addiction, particularly drug use, and has also worked in the areas of Child Protection and Mental Health.

David holds a BSc Hons (CQSW) in Social Work and an MA in Social Science, and has a particular interest in poverty, social exclusion and drug use issues.

David previously directed services in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. He has been centrally involved in the reorganisation and modernisation of Depaul services due to changes in government policy.