Amanda Brain

Director, CDL-Melbourne

Amanda is drawn to the transformative potential of emerging technologies and holds an MBA with a speciality in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the UBC Sauder School of Business. Prior to joining CDL, Amanda advised growth-stage companies across a wide array of industries including healthcare, legal services and renewable energy.

Additionally, Amanda earned a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver where her passion for development economics led her to work alongside UN-Habitat on sustainable urbanization initiatives and contribute to policy research with the World Trade Organization’s working group on Micro-, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs).