{{short description|Economic development agency for Northern Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox government agency | logo = Invest Northern Ireland logo.svg | image = Invest NI, Belfast, May 2010.JPG | image_caption = Invest NI headquarters, Bedford Street, Belfast in May 2010 | formed = April 2002 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/reports/public-accounts/nia-109-1115-investni.pdf|title=Report on Invest NI: A Performance Review|date=2013-04-24|access-date=2025-07-19}}</ref> | jurisdiction = Northern Ireland | headquarters = Bedford Square, 1 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7ES <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/invest-northern-ireland | title=Invest Northern Ireland | nidirect | date=13 October 2015 }}</ref> | employees = 549 | budget = £107.7m GBP (2024) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.investni.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/annual-report-invest-ni-2023-2024.pdf|title=Annual Report & Accounts 2023-24|date=2024-07-05|access-date=2025-07-19}}</ref> | chief1_name = Kieran Donoghue | chief1_position = Chief Executive Officer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67197129 | title=Invest NI: Kieran Donoghue made CEO after critical review | work=BBC News | date=23 October 2023 }}</ref> | parent_agency = Department for the Economy }}
'''Invest Northern Ireland''' ('''Invest NI''') is Northern Ireland's regional economic development agency. It is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the Department for the Economy (DfE). According to DETI's website, it "supports business growth and inward investment, promotes innovation, research and development and in-company training, encourages exports and supports local economic development and company start up."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detini.gov.uk |title=DETI |website=www.detini.gov.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828075219/http://www.detini.gov.uk/ |archive-date=2008-08-28 }}</ref>
== About == According to Invest NI's website: "Our role is to grow the economy by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally, and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland. We are part of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and provide strong government support for business by effectively delivering the Government's economic development strategies, making the most efficient use of available resources. Invest NI offers the Northern Ireland business community a single organisation providing high-quality services, programs, support and expert advice. We principally support businesses in the manufacturing and tradeable services sectors."<ref>http://www.investni.com Invest NI</ref>
According to disclosures under the American Foreign Agents Registration Act, Invest Northern Ireland is engaged in lobbying U.S. legislators or government bodies.<ref>Anupama Narayanswamy and Luke Rosiak, [https://www.propublica.org/article/adding-it-up-the-top-players-in-foreign-agent-lobbying-718 Adding it up: The Top Players in Foreign Agent Lobbying], ProPublica, August 18, 2009.</ref>
== Structure == Invest NI is headed up by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who has overall responsibility for the agency's performance. Kieran Donoghue was appointed as CEO in October 2023 after a review by Sir Michael Lyons found 'profound divisions' at the top of the organisation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-11 |title=Invest NI: 'Profound divisions' damaging organisation, review finds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64238232 |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-23 |title=Invest NI appoints new chief executive |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/ulsterbusiness/news/invest-ni-appoints-new-chief-executive/a1714456613.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He replaced Mel Chittock, who served on an interim basis.
Executive Directors lead a number of different functions within the organisation:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Executive Leadership Team |url=https://www.investni.com/about-us/executive-leadership-team |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Invest Northern Ireland |language=en}}</ref>
* Finance * Regional Business * Strategy and Partnerships * Business Growth * International and Skills * People and Culture * Marketing and Communications
Each Director is in charge of various departments under their portfolio.
== See also == * Department for the Economy * Economy of Northern Ireland * US-Northern Ireland Investment Conference
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== External links == * [http://www.investni.com Invest NI] * [http://www.detini.gov.uk DETI]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828075219/http://www.detini.gov.uk/ |date=2008-08-28 }}. * [http://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk nibusinessinfo.co.uk] {{Economy of Ireland}}{{Northern Ireland topics}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Economic development in the United Kingdom Category:Non-departmental public bodies of the Northern Ireland Executive Category:Innovation in the United Kingdom Category:Investment promotion agencies Category:Economy of Northern Ireland
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