A proven senior leader in music, Gill Dooley is an independent music consultant, mentor and the CEO of AIM Ireland, Ireland’s national association for independent music. Bringing more than 20 years experience with her, Gill’s solution driven approach has seen AIM Ireland grow into a leading advocacy organisation since she took the helm in 2021. Gill began her career with EMI, and spent time working with Irish indie RMG Chart, New Zealand’s TWL and Hot Press before joining Universal Music in 2007. She spent 11 years as Director of Digital & Business Development before branching out on her own in 2018, working as an artist manager, and being the lead commercial consultant on an Enterprise Ireland funded audio tech project. Gill has provided mentor services for Keychange’s partnership with shesaid.so – we.grow and continues to be a mentor with Minding Creative Minds. Gill was the first Irish participant to be selected for the Music Leaders Network programme: a leadership programme for women, and non binary people in the music industry. Gill also lectures on The Music Industry and Professional Practice with Pulse College Dublin. Gill sits on the board of IMPALA and the European Music Managers Alliance, and represents AIM Ireland within the national Creative Industries Forum.