Karen Brosnan
Karen Brosnan was Chair of Nuffield Ireland from 2019 – 2022. Originally from a dairy farm in North Kerry, Karen is a management, leadership and organisational change consultant with extensive experience in facilitation and strategic planning within the agri-food industry. Karen has worked nationally and internationally as a strategy consultant, facilitator, and executive coach. She works with companies, boards and executives to plan strategically for organisational change, to implement leadership development programmes and to facilitate culture change.
Karen is also the current Chair of Gurteen College and a former Chair of Ceres, the women in agri-business leadership network. She is a 2013 Nuffield scholar, and delivered a report on Pathways of Leadership Development for the Irish agri-food sector.
Speaking about her appointment she said, “I am privileged to have the opportunity to Chair a community of innovative thinkers both in Ireland and within the global network of Nuffield leaders in the agriculture, food and beverage sector. It is inspiring to work with an organisation that gives people an opportunity to build their leadership capacity through their exposure to global agriculture and build their networks around the world.
A key element that we talk about in Nuffield is reciprocity. We look for people who will step up into leadership roles and give back. I have had the privilege of working with two previous Chairs of Nuffield Ireland; Geoff Dooley and Bill O’Keeffe, both of whom developed our structures and our international impact. I have learned a lot from them, and while daunting, it is exciting to have the opportunity to build on what they have achieved.”
Leadership Development Pathways for Irish Agriculture
