Lynda McDonald
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Economics and Public Policy
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
PhD Student.
I've been working in the global dairy industry for almost 25years, working in 40 countries and all food producing continents. Based on everything I saw and learnt, I have now decided to begin a PhD in global farm resilience.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2025 - ongoing PhD Student University of Adelaide 2025 - ongoing PhD Student University of Nottingham 2025 - ongoing Global Project Manager Tetra Pak 2005 - ongoing Global Training & Advisory Manager DeLaval International AB -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Mandarin) Can speak English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Swedish Can read, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2010 - 2012 Massey University New Zealand MBA 2002 - 2002 Massey University New Zealand Post Grad Diploma 1999 - 2001 Massey University New Zealand B.Sc -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2025 - 2019 PPS 2 Advanced Project Management Tieto (Norway) Norway 2022 - 2025 Collaborating across cultures Tetra Pak (Sweden) Sweden 2018 - 2018 PPS 1 Practical Project Management Tieto (Norway) Norway 2014 - 2015 Executive Leadership Training Stockholm School of Economics Sweden -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2013 Philosophy Diploma University of Edinburgh United Kingdom -
Research Interests
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2026 Lumby, N., Kellershohn, J., & McDonald, L. (2026). Systems approaches to UN Sustainable Development Goals: Managing paradox in agri-food through partnerships with sustainable business model organizations.. In D. Littlewood, I. Garnelo-Gomez, C. Ciambotti, & L. Steinfield (Eds.), The Elgar companion to social innovation and the UN sustainable development goals. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. -
Internet Publications
Year Citation 2011 McDonald, L. (2011). Unleashing Human Capability: Redistributing Power in Tomorrow’s Organisations.
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Mentoring
Date Topic Location Name 2024 - 2025 Women in Food & Agriculture Businesses Globally Women in Food & Agriculture Ebba Eriksson 2023 - 2024 Shea butter factory scaling & supplier management FAO SME Africa mentoring programme Lydia Nakayenze-Schubert 2022 - 2023 Dairy Processing and Supplier Management FAO Feddy Tesha
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Board Memberships
Date Role Board name Institution name Country 2025 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Advisory Board Miti New Zealand 2020 - ongoing Board Member Governance & Advisory Board Paper Not Foil New Zealand -
Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2021 - 2025 Representative Science & Programmes Co-ordinating Council International Dairy Federation Sweden 2021 - ongoing Representative Farm Management Standing Committee International Dairy Federation Sweden -
Consulting/Advisories
Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country 2022 - 2024 FAO International Agri-Food Network (IAFN) Business and professional Uganda
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