Brendan is Policy and Strategy Director at The Soil Association. He was formerly a non-political advisor to the Secretary of State for Defra, following roles at the RSPB and the British Ecological Society.

Most recently he has been engaging the private sector as an Associate Director at Biodiversify. Brendan is also a trustee for a small development charity in Malawi focusing on education, and he sits on the Cotswold National Landscape Conservation Board.