Bridi is a visitor at Regnet for 2021-22. She is an international development specialist and the 2021 awardee of the Fulbright Scholarship for Not for Profit Leadership.
Bridi holds a Master of Politics (Research) from LaTrobe University, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts (Double Major: Cultural Anthropology and Literature) from Monash University.
Bridi has worked in international development and foreign policy since 2008, including as Director at the Australian Council for International Development, Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, Co-founding Convenor of the Asia Pacific Development Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue and as a senior public servant for the Attorney-General’s Department.
Bridi is convinced that great development cooperation in the Indo-Pacific comes from unusual collaborations, inspired leadership, good natured debate and cracking analysis. This is the foundation for her new enterprise: Development Intelligence Lab and the collaborations it hosts with regional leaders, researchers, governments and practitioners.
You can connect with Bridi by email, or through LinkedIn or Twitter
News:
RegNet staff launch security paper with Asia Pacific Development, Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue (Link forthcoming)
RegNet’s Bridi Rice and Ben Herskovitch collaborate with practitioners from development, diplomacy and defence to examine Australia’s security partnership in Southeast Asia.
Development Expert bags 2021 Fulbright Scholarship
RegNet visitor and Development Intelligence Lab CEO Bridi Rice awarded 2021 Fulbright Scholarship for project modelling think tanks of the future.
Bridi Rice launches new international relations podcast: The Readout
Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition Launched
RegNet visitor and Development Intelligence Lab CEO Bridi Rice part of core group launching a Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition for Australia.
Australia preparing to spend up to counter Beijing: sources I Sydney Morning Herald RegNet visitor and Development Intelligence Lab CEO Bridi Rice quoted on short sighted Australian development strategy.
All of Australia’s foreign aid deals are over or set to expire I Sydney Morning Herald
RegNet visitor and Development Intelligence Lab CEO Bridi Rice quoted on Australian international development strategy.
Australia’s Defence Strategic Update: when all you have is a hammer I East Asia Forum RegNet visitor and Development Intelligence Lab CEO Bridi Rice quoted on the strategic relevance of development cooperation to Australian national interests.
DFAT shuts down Office of Development Effectiveness RegNet visitor and Development Intelligence Lab CEO Bridi Rice describes Australian Government decision to close the Office of Development Effectiveness as a backwards step.
Research:
RegNet staff launch security paper with Asia Pacific Development, Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue (Link forthcoming)
RegNet’s Bridi Rice and Ben Herscovitch collaborate with practitioners from development, diplomacy and defence to examine Australia’s security partnership in Southeast Asia.
Forthcoming Chapter: Poverty and Inequality, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
