Leanne Brolly, VP of Risk at Genesis and winner of the Emerging Management Professional of the Year Award at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2025.
From pilot dreams to aircraft leasing, Leanne Brolly brings a spotlight to her industry
Leanne Brolly, VP of Risk at Genesis was the winner of the Emerging Management Professional of the Year Award at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2025. The Donegal native spoke with Fiona Alston about the aircraft leasing industry, her passion for flying and how growing up on the farm shaped her work ethic.
“I moved up to Dublin in 2011 to start my course in DCU and I haven’t gone home at all. I worked every summer during college, I just loved the city,” says Brolly. Brolly’s career started when she studied a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance and then went on to complete a Masters in Finance, specialising in capital markets in DCU, but it wasn’t really her dream. She had always wanted to be...
