Connolly is the president of AgriTech Capital, an advisory, consulting and investor that counts the British government, startups and corporate agribusinesses among its clients, and CEO of Cainthus, a startup computer vision system for recognizing and managing livestock. Previously he was with Alltech for 28 years, most recently as chief innovation officer. Connolly is an adjunct professor of marketing at the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin and is a visiting professor at the MBA program of the China Agricultural University. Connolly holds an MBA in international marketing from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin.