Brondwen MacLean is a director of Pivotal Management Consulting Pty Ltd. For the last 25 years Brondwen has been involved in research, innovation and leadership with the aim of strengthening agricultural industries and regional communities. Since retiring from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) as General Manager, Research Programs in 2019, Brondwen has been widely engaged across a broad range of agricultural industries. In addition, Brondwen works with Directors Australia as a consultant working with boards and organisations on a range of governance issues to assist them improve their performance.

Brondwen is an independent non-executive director for Riverine Plains Incorporated, Deputy Chair of SoilCQuest 2031 and alternate director on Rice Breeding Australia. Brondwen is a member of AgriMinds and has been a mentor for the National Farmers Federation’s Diversity in Agricultural Leadership Program for a number of years.
Brondwen has an Arts degree, majoring in philosophy and is a Graduate and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Australian Leadership Program and the Senior Executive Program of the Mt Eliza Business School (University of Melbourne.