Affecting Change in Communities. Advances in Leadership.

Published: 23 February 2011

Jo Brennan

Jo Brennan joined Habitat for Humanity Australia as CEO in July 2009. Prior to this, she led Macquarie Bank's global HR Operations team, delivering services to employees in more than 30 countries. In this episode of In Her Shoes, Jo tells us about the work she does at Habitat for Humanity, the skills and attitudes that women need to succeed in male-dominated industries and provides advice for other women looking to advance into leadership positions within organisations.

In this episode of In Her Shoes, Jo tells us:

about the work she does at Habitat for Humanity
the biggest challenges that the organisation faces in its attempt to do this good work
the impact of the work Habitat does on the communities it helps
the skills and attitudes that women need to succeed in male-dominated industries
advice for other women looking to advance into leadership positions within organisations

Enjoy this interview with Jo Brennan!

About Jo Brennan

Jo Brennan joined Habitat for Humanity Australia as CEO in July 2009. Prior to this, she led Macquarie Bank's global HR Operations team, delivering services to employees in more than 30 countries. Jo has significant experience in leading major construction, IT and Shared Services programmes. She previously worked at Santos, one of Australia's largest oil and gas companies, for more than seven years, where she headed up Santos' global Knowledge Management activities and led Santos' Shared Services initiatives.

In addition to her executive roles, Jo has had an active community life, having served on the Board of the SA Catholic Church and in many volunteering roles, including tutoring refugees, working in soup kitchens and community group leadership. She was selected to represent Australia as an Australian Youth Ambassador to Switzerland in 1990.

About Habitat for Humanity

Habitat has built�more than 400,000 homes around the world, providing shelter to more than�two million people�in over 3,000 communities worldwide, since�their founding over 30 years ago. A new Habitat home is completed somewhere in the world every 24 minutes! Habitat seeks to help people caught in a rent-induced poverty trap. Underprivileged families chosen on the basis of need alone, purchase their own homes on low interest mortgages with Habitat.

Contact Jo Brennan and Habitat for Humanity

Phone: 02 9919 7000
Email: info@habitat.org.au
Website: Habitat for Humanity

About the In Her Shoes series

In Her Shoes is a regular video series presented by the Australian Businesswomen's Network and BNet.com.au. Each interview features an inspiring businesswoman and her strategies for success. New episodes are released regularly. Become a Community Member for regular updates. StartUp and Growth Members get updates automatically.

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