Brendan Madden is from Dublin, Ireland and has lived in Canada since I was 12. He is currently the head of Programs and Interim Director of a new Training Academy for Outdoor Professionals at Outward Bound Canada.

He has been active in the expedition-based adventure education field for over 25 years, mainly as a program director and senior instructor at Outward Bound Canada and NOLS. Brendan has also been a risk management trainer and consultant at NOLS. Over the years, he has led expedition courses in white water canoe, backpacking, backcountry skiing, mountaineering, dog sledding, and international high altitude trekking. Brandan has also been an active presenter at the Wilderness Risk Management Conference for many years, working to increase the outdoor sector's capacity to manage work-related psychological trauma and stress injuries amongst our staff.

He currently lives in Canmore, Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies.