- Partner, Government & Public Sector, Providence / Honorary Fellow, Australian National University
Brenton Prosser is a Partner with Providence Consulting Group and Honorary Fellow with the Australian National University.
Brenton has held senior research positions at at Australian and UK universities. In these roles, he has led national health, education and social service evaluations for Australian Government, while he also specialises in capability building with the public sector.
Most recently, he was Professor of Public Policy and Leadership at the University of NSW and the Director of the UNSW Public Policy and Impact Hub. Prior to that, he was Professor and Head of the School of Politics, Economic and Society at University of Canberra, and Senior Fellow at the University of Sheffield. He has also served as Director to the renowned National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling.
In the UK, he has co-led research into citizen's assemblies and devolution, as well as explored avenues for research impact in Westminster. As a former political Chief-of-Staff, he has worked extensively in the area of minority government and public policy, publishing a handbook on this area in 2016.
Brenton specialises in policy and evaluation, especially in public health, mental health, aged care, social services and education, while he is known for his research expertise in ADHD and medicalisation. He has also researched extensively in governance, policy networks, public trust and democratic engagement.
He has published five books, including a guide to ADHD, which has sold over 7,000 copies internationally. His seminal book, Minority Policy (MUP), written with Richard Denniss, looks at the influence of independents and marginal members on contemporary public policy.
Experience
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2026–presentHonorary Fellow, Australian National University
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2026–presentPartner, Providence Consulting
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2022–2025Professor, University of NSW
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2020–2022Professor, University of Canberra (NATSEM)
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2018–2020Director (Research), CSSA
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2016–2018Director (Public Policy), Nous Group
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2015–2016Senior Research Fellow, University of Sheffield
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2012–2014Senior Research Fellow, University of Canberra - Australian National University
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2010–2011Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Australian National University
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2008–2010Senior Policy Adviser to Senator Nick Xenophon, Australian Senate
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2005–2008Senior Lecturer in Education, University of South Australia
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1999–2004Policy Adviser, South Australian Democrats
Education
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2000Flinders University of South Australia, PhD - Sociology, Policy & Education
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1995University of Adelaide, Graduate Diploma Education
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