Philip R Brown


Dr Philip R Brown is an international higher education leader, administrator and educator with extensive experience in providing independent advice to governments, school systems and other educational entities within the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. In April 2020 Dr Brown founded EduLead Consulting Pty Ltd - and now serves as Director of this consultancy specialising in providing high-level advice to independent higher education providers concerning strategic and operational leadership, academic and corporate governance, quality assurance, risk management and compliance. Previously, Brown served as Dean & Company Secretary, Le Cordon Bleu Australia; as Chief Executive Officer & Academic Director, UC College at the University of Canberra, Australia; and as Principal & Chief Executive Officer, Newbold College of Higher Education, Binfield, Bracknell, UK. ]. Brown was recognised and presented as a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2013 for his very extensive experience in leading, as well as delivering, learning and teaching in higher education. In 2009 he was recognised as a Fellow by the Australian College of Educators "for innovative leadership in establishing teaching as a profession through roles as author, consultant, teacher, assistant principal, principal and president of a professional association."
Brown now lives in Sydney with his wife Sharyn, daughter Tuscany and son Jarvis.

Early life and education

Born in Sydney to Reg and Mavis Brown, Brown is the eldest of two children. He attended schools in Perth, Western Australia and Melbourne, Victoria before studying Geography and Economics at Avondale University College. He then studied Commerce at the University of New South Wales and Educational Administration at the University of New South Wales. Brown completed a Doctor of Education in 1997 at La Sierra University in southern California, USA, researching administrative stress and job burnout in educational leaders across the United States. In 2010 he became one of the first higher education administrators in Australia to complete the Master of Tertiary Education Management program through the LH Martin Institute, located within the University of Melbourne.

Career

Brown serves currently as Director, EduLead Consulting Pty Ltd. Brown has served previously as Dean and Company Secretary, Le Cordon Bleu Australia; Chief Executive and Academic Director, UC College at the University of Canberra, ACT, Australia and as Principal and Chief Executive of Newbold College of Higher Education. UK – a member of the worldwide network of 115 Adventist colleges and universities – and an international learning community attracting students from over 50 countries to its Berkshire campus. College development under his leadership included campus refurbishment, student life initiatives, a new certificate in health and wellness, and admission to the Adventist Colleges Abroad consortium.
Brown also has served previously as Vice-President of Avondale College of Higher Education,Australia where he worked collaboratively to create and successfully engage academic staff in strategies to enhance Avondale's reputation for providing quality learning and teaching. Prior to this he was Executive Principal of the international pathways college to the University of Western Sydney where he worked with staff, the University and the Board to plan the strategic relocation of the College's operations to create the first campus at an Australian university devoted exclusively to the first-year experience.
Brown's extensive experience in senior management and leadership roles also includes Director of Education for an international online learning company based in Chicago, USA; General Manager for an educational publisher based in Sydney, Australia; and Director of Studies for a large, independent, Anglican, co-educational college where he guided the strategic planning process of becoming a K-12 college by contributing forward-thinking curriculum and middle years of schooling ideas and discussion papers based on national and international research about emerging best practice in organisational structures, curriculum design and pedagogy.
Brown has extensive education consulting experience within the public and private sectors and has project-managed high-stakes assessment and reporting projects for the Office of the Board of Studies, the peak K-12 curriculum, assessment and reporting authority in New South Wales, Australia. Brown started his career as a secondary school economics and commerce teacher at Sydney Adventist College, Strathfield, NSW, Australia and then The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia before accepting a scholarship to pursue doctoral studies in the United States.

Publications