Ed Broadbent · Sydney, Australia · Master of Public Health
Background in public health and community development. 13+ years working across national health infrastructure, international community programs, and applied technology. Based in Sydney, Australia.
“Your work with Comuna 13 in Medellín has been part of why supporting my community is so important. Thanks for being part of the journey a few years ago.”
Previous student/volunteer · Female STEM professional
“People don’t lack ability. They lack opportunity.”
Ed Broadbent · Founding philosophy · El Espectador headline
“Our pupils, empowered by their stories, got jobs as tour guides as well as in the service industry.”
Ed Broadbent · UOW The Stand, 2022
Work
Public health infrastructure, community platforms, and applied research. Each project involved design, implementation, and stakeholder coordination.
Publications & Evidence
Co-authored publications and nationally distributed reports, produced alongside the operational work described above.
About
In 2012 I hit a truck on a motorbike in India. Fractured pelvis, internal bleeding, surgery in a rural hospital. Staring at rusty ceiling pipes, one thought was clear: I hadn't done enough with what I'd been given.
I finished a Masters in Public Health, moved to Medellín, Colombia, and spent ten years building education and health infrastructure in communities that had the talent but not the tools. That belief stuck: people don't lack ability, they lack the right systems at the right time.
Back in Australia, I worked on national data governance for 85 health organisations, coordinated drug alert systems across all 8 jurisdictions, and co-authored peer-reviewed research along the way. I'm interested in how infrastructure and governance design can support communities and organisations doing important work.
Background in psychology and public health. Community-oriented approach to health promotion and program design.
NCCRED/UNSW, Everymind, Life in Mind: data governance, stakeholder coordination, national communication systems.
Co-founded Primed Community (Medellín, Colombia). Recognition: Recon Colombia (2019), SAP Social Innomarathon Finalist (2021). Media: El Espectador, Semana, Caracol TV.
Full-stack platform design and infrastructure. 8 production systems built during career transition (Jan–Mar 2026).
Get in touch
Happy to connect, whether about work, research, collaboration, or shared interests.