Since 2005, Donal has been an advisor for Transparency International (TI), focusing on promoting good governance/anti-corruption in the water /hydropower sectors, including in procurement. He represents TI on the Steering Committee of the OECD Water Governance Initiative that facilitated the development of the OECD Principles of Water Governance (June 2015). Since its founding, he is also a regular member of the Water Integrity Network Association. Donal is one of the leaders of the Procurement Monitoring Group (PMG) of the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF) – a sister organization to TI-, that is promoting transparency and accountability in public procurement. While with the World Bank (1982-2005), Donal was involved in the preparation, implementation and operation of water/hydroelectric projects in countries in Africa and South Asia. Donal holds engineering degrees from the National University of Ireland and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.