Brendan O'Leary

Brendan O'Leary
Brendan O'Leary
Born	19 March 1958
Citizenship	Irish
Alma mater	Keble College, Oxford, London School of Economics
Occupation	Academic
Employer(s)	London School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Brendan O'Leary (born 19 March 1958) is an Irish political scientist, who is Lauder Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He was formerly a professor at the London School of Economics. In 2009–10 he was the second Senior Advisor on Power-Sharing in the Standby Team of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs of the United Nations.