Brendan Walls

Brendan has led Out@in Dublin, and subsequently all of EMEA, since creating the leadership team for the region. He has worked to develop a business strategy for the group, including plans for leadership coaching and supporting partnerships with external LGBT+ organisations. Under his leadership, attendance at their Pride event grew from 50 in 2015 to over 800 this year. He has also hosted a number of other internal events, in various regions, which focus on how to create LGBT+ inclusive environments within LinkedIn globally. Externally, Brendan has supported many organisations with their ERG set up, including the Bank of Ireland and BNY Mellon. He is a regular volunteer for LGBT+ organisations, and has previously been a speaker at events for GLEN. Additionally, Brendan was integral to the organisation of OUTstanding’s first Ireland event.