Alannah Kavanagh is a Managing Consultant and Senior Consultant specializing in Business Analysis at First Derivative since August 2023, focusing on the Forwards Trading Platform with expertise in requirements gathering and process improvement. Prior to this role, Alannah served as a Project Manager at KX where responsibilities included managing a SOC 2 audit and providing weekly updates to stakeholders, as well as holding positions as an FX Trading Support Analyst and Support Analyst, emphasizing incident management and application support. Alannah's career began at First Derivative as a Graduate Consultant in IT PMO, managing IT audit initiatives, and also includes leadership as Vice President at NCISU and various roles in customer service and event assistance. Alannah holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from the National College of Ireland, completed in 2018.