Social impact and youth engagement advisor and advocate
Brigid Canny is a purpose-driven leader with more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of sustainable business and social impact.
She is currently an independent impact advisor and consultant, partnering with organisations on strategy, co-design, and social impact. Brigid has spent her career at the forefront of youth-led change, with a deep focus on young people, the future of work, and intergenerational equity.
She is best known for her seven years as CEO of YLab, the social enterprise and consulting organisation which grew from concept to a viable enterprise employing over 200 young people with lived experience of structural barriers to inclusion.
Throughout her career she has led youth-focused organisations in genuine partnership with young people, centring their lived experience in initiatives, from national co-design projects with organisations including the Foundation for Young Australians, Beyond Blue, ANZ Bank, and the Australian Electoral Commission, to place-based youth employment programs in Melbourne's West.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Group Facilitation, and a Graduate Diploma in Documentary Film from the Victorian College of the Arts. Brigid has also served on several non-profit Boards and advisory committees.
