Dr Linda Colley is an influential scholar and policy leader in gender and inclusion, with deep expertise in human resources and industrial relations. Dr Colley was the Special Commissioner Equity and Diversity in the Queensland Public service from October 2021 to January 2025. The role focused on developing strategies and initiatives that promote gender pay equity and support fairness and inclusiveness across the Queensland public sector.
From 2010-2021, Dr Colley was an academic at The University of Queensland and Central Queensland University. Her research focused on public employment across Australia, and particularly on gender equality. Her PhD was a study of Queensland public service employment from 1859-1999. Before that, Dr Colley was a Queensland public servant for nearly 20 years.
Dr Colley was Chair of the Queensland Work Health and Safety Board from 2017 – 2021.