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Dervilla Mitchell CBE, FREng FIEI is an Irish engineer and a director of Arup Group.

Mitchell joined the board of Arup in 2014 and was then described as "the most senior female in the business". In 2017 she became Chair of Arup's UK, India, Middle East and Africa (UKIMEA) Region.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland.

In 2014 she was appointed an honorary CBE (honorary because she is not a British or Commonwealth citizen).

In 2016 University College Dublin awarded her an honorary Doctorate of Science.

Mitchell is married and has three children, has been a local school governor, and enjoys cycling.