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Declan James Ganley (born 23 July 1968) is an Irish entrepreneur, businessman and political activist.〔()〕〔()〕 Primarily a telecommunications entrepreneur, he has built businesses across Europe, Russia, and latterly, the United States. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of (Rivada Networks ), a telecommunications company specialising in the efficient use and arbitrage of wireless spectrum. Rivada patented groundbreaking technologies in the field of (Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage ). In 2013, Ganley testified to the (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce (YouTube) ) that Rivada's patents had the potential to "save the taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars". He founded and sold successful companies in forestry, and the online sector. During the 2008 Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, Ganley and the Libertas Institute successfully campaigned for a No vote. He again campaigned for a "No" vote in the 2012 Irish European Fiscal Compact referendum. Aside from this, he has guest-presented ''Tonight with Vincent Browne''. In 2009, he was founder and chairman of a political party, Libertas with pan-European ambitions. The party was unsuccessful in this ambition in the 2009 European Parliament Election, succeeding in getting only one candidate elected, in France. Ganley was upbeat after the defeat, describing the venture as a ("failed experiment" ). His first book, (''The Fight for Democracy'' ), was published in 2009. He co-authored, with Joseph Stiglitz and others, of the book (''What If Ireland Defaults'' ), a collection of essays on the response to the Irish economic crisis. ==Personal life== Ganley was born in Watford, Hertfordshire to Irish parents. He returned with his parents to live in Glenamaddy, County Galway, Ireland, at the age of 13, and today lives in Abbeyknockmoy, Galway with his U.S. wife, Delia Mary Ganley (née Paterek)〔''U.S. House of Representatives, Witness Disclosure Requirement'', (), 11 March 2013; accessed 20 March 2014.〕 and their four children〔("What will international man of mystery Declan Ganley do next?" ), ''Sunday Tribune'', 15 June 2008; retrieved 15 March 2009.〕 on a 40-acre Moyne Park Mansion, previously home to Scottish folk singer Donovan.〔"The naïve child who became Mr No", (''The Independent'' ), 26 May 2012; accessed 20 March 2014.〕 Ganley has served on the boards of the University of Limerick Foundation, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, and is a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. He served for more than two decades with the 54th Field Artillery Regiment, Irish Army Reserve.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Declan Ganley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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