Seán O'Connor (born 29 April 1960) is an Irish motorsport promoter and academic who previously served as a member of Seanad Éireann.
[9][10] He had successfully petitioned the High Court to give candidates the same access to the NUI electoral register which incumbent senators have.
[10] O'Connor was based in Dubai working for Philip Morris sponsorship of motorsports, in the mid 1980s, including promotion of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.
[13] In 2009, he joined the Automobile & Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates as Director of Strategy to assist in the staging of the first Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix.
[14] In 2021, he was appointed campaign manager for the bid by Mohammed bin Sulayem to become the first non-European President of the FIA, the governing body for Formula One.