Anna Power is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, where she received the Entrance Exhibition Award and completed her LLB in Law and Business. She also holds a MSc in Coastal & Marine Environments – Policy, Processes, Practice from University of Galway, and a PGDip in International Business Development from Technological University Dublin.​

Anna's experience includes project and client management, particularly across the food and environmental sectors. She spent two years in the USA at Bord Bia North America, providing Irish client food and beverage companies with technical and legal supports for export and business development. Prior to joining UCC Academy, Anna was the Project Manager of an EU-funded circular economy research project based at the Environmental Research Institute.​

Having joined UCC Academy in January 2023 as Project Officer, Anna provides support across administration, communications and management, particularly focused on EU-funded research projects. Anna's project clients have included Tyndall National Institute, APC Microbiome, Irish Management Institute, and the UCC School of Food and Nutritional Sciences. ​