Linda Brennan

Linda Brennan is an Emeritus Professor at RMIT University and an influential thought leader in human behaviour, communication and social advertising.


Linda Brennan

With over 20 years in senior leadership roles in the higher education sector, Linda has led high-impact research agendas, built government and industry partnerships, and developed commercially focused business units that deliver both sustainable revenue growth and social impact, particularly in health and sustainability.

Linda has supervised more than 50 PhD candidates, guiding research strategy and fostering industry-engaged projects. She is widely published in Tier 1 journals and is a sought-after invited speaker at academic and industry conferences. Her expertise spans product and service innovation, service design, strategic communications, systems thinking, sustainability, health promotion and social impact.

Linda also has extensive experience in mobilising professional services to support founders and start-ups with strategy, planning, brand positioning and go-to-market launches.

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