Brendan Keane

Brendan Keane is the Director of Sport for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, where he leads planning for the Olympic and Paralympic Sport Programmes and engagement with International Federations and key Games partners.

Brendan has been involved in the Brisbane 2032 project since 2019, playing a key role in Queensland’s successful bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Following the award of the Games in 2021, he became the first employee of the Organising Committee and helped establish the organisation, its strategic foundations and early engagement with key stakeholders.

Prior to Brisbane 2032, Brendan held senior roles with the Queensland Academy of Sport, the Office of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and the Queensland Government.

Brendan holds a Bachelor of Business Management from the University of Queensland, an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business, and has completed executive education at Harvard University.