Kevin Sweeney is a former police investigator, with over 28 years of experience preventing and solving crimes, including terrorist offences, sexual assaults, fraud, intellectual property, organized crime, and cybercrime. Over the course of his police career, he received specialist training from agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, Interpol, and the Criminal Assets Bureau. Kevin also worked as a consultant assisting international pharmaceutical organizations with meeting regulatory compliance requirements as well as conducting investigations, building awareness and policies, and providing training before joining University College Cork as a lecturer in criminology. He holds a PhD from the Law Department of the University of Limerick.