Leo was appointed in late December 2021 to chair the Sláintecare Regional Health Areas Advisory Group by the Minister for Health. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of VHI Health & Wellbeing DAC from 2019 to 2021.
Leo was Chief Executive of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) from 2006 to 2018 and National Lead for Transformation and Change for the Health Service Executive (HSE) from 2013 to 2015.
He was heavily involved in the development of the National Clinical Programmes and played a key role in the development of Clinical Directors within the Irish health sector. He played a major part in the introduction of Professional Competence Schemes for doctors, and was instrumental in founding the Forum of Irish Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies.
Leo holds a master’s degree in Organisational Behaviour from Trinity College, Dublin.