Early Free State ministers such as Art O'Connor (Secretary for Agriculture 1921–1922), and Éamon de Valera, six times Taoiseach and the 3rd President of Ireland, studied and later taught in Blackrock. Modern politicians include Eoin O'Broin TD, Ruairi Quinn ( a former Minister and Leader of the Labour Party) and Barry Andrews, a former junior Minister. Many businessmen have also attended the school such as David J. O'Reilly, chairman and former CEO of Chevron Corporation, and Dr. Brendan O'Regan CBE, founder of Shannon Airport and proponent of the Irish peace and reconciliation process. Philip R. Lane (Governor of the Central Bank), Ronan Dunne (EVP and Group President Verizon Wireless).