Our people

The Lab’s members and staff come from diverse communities right across Australia. Meet our Advisory Board, core team, researchers and associates.

Led by Director Kate Harrison Brennan, our core team has expertise in all dimensions of the policy process, from community organising and government relations to policy analysis and stregic communications.

Our Advisory Group helps the Lap deepen our connections with communities, challenge our thinking and look to the future.

Our senior associates and global visitors are renowned researchers and practitioners in civil society, think tanks, politics and business whose experience and expertise enriches our work.

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Dr Kate Harrison Brennan, Director
Associate Professor Leigh-Anne Hepburn, Deputy Director, Design
Professor Brendan McCormack, Participatory Methods Advisor, Head of the CARE program
Louise Beehag, Chief program officer
Associate Professor Luara Ferracioli, Philosopher-in-residence
Associate Professor Gareth Bryant, Economist-in-residence
Dr Antone Martinho-Truswell, Operations Manager

Kirsten Andrews, Vice President (External Engagement), University of Sydney
Bernadette Black AM, CEO of SEED Futures
Lee Cooper, Executive Design Manager, ThinkPlace Global; Founder, Radical Box; Founding Board Member of the Social Enterprise Council NSW and ACT
Fred Dust, Founder, Dust & Company; former Global Managing Partner, IDEO
Frances Foster-Thorpe, Executive Director of Shaping Futures and Chief Data Officer, NSW Government Cabinet Office
Jaky Troy, Professor of Linguistics; Director, Indigenous Research, University of Sydney

David Barrow
Dr Amanda Cahill
Chris Cooper
Dr Rebecca Huntley
David Ritter
Jess Scully

Past Associates

Simon Goff
Geoff Gallop
Sophie Stephens
Jeni Whalan

Past Global visitors

Nikita Simpson, 2023
Jon Alexander, 2022
Bonnie Honig, 2020
Desmond King, 2019
Nick Pearce, 2018
Meira Levinson, 2018

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