Mr David Burke, M.Ed, B.Ec, Grad.Dip.RE

David Burke is the founder of the Australian Institute for Enneagram Studies, the Australian Enneagram Community, and the Brisbane Enneagram Project.

Before his work with the Enneagram, David was an experienced teacher and senior administrator in education in New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland. David holds a masters degree from the Australian Catholic University in Sydney. As part of his Enneagram studies, David studied with Brother Tony Hempenstall, Helen Palmer, and Professor David Daniels of Stanford University. David is currently completing doctoral studies at the Centre for Islamic Research at Griffith University, following on from ten years previous study at the Australian Catholic University.

Some of the key organisations to which David has consulted in respect of organisational change and management include Golden Circle, AMP, Wanless WasteCorp, S8 Limited, Brisbane City Council, Queensland Health, Queensland Department of Education, University of Queensland’s MBA program, QUT’s MBA program, Queensland State Archives, Maroochy Shire Council, St George Bank, and the Mater Hospital. He has also undertaken large scale assessments of personality type at McCullough Robertson Lawyers, New South Wales Rail, Caboolture Shire Council, and Wanless WasteCorp.

David has written two books, Transforming Organisations and an Introduction to the Enneagram, and has published a popular translation of the Tao te Ching. He is currently in the process of translating the Psalms for use in the five and nine day retreats for which he is spiritual director.

David has been the pivotal force behind the Brisbane Enneagram Project. He is the acknowledged leader of Enneagram studies in Australia, and is also an expert in assessing personality type.

Together with Dr Margaret Buring and Rachel Weeks, he co-founded Andelaine, the spiritual retreat and sanctuary for meditation and contemplation, located in the Gold Coast hinterland.

David’s commitment, vision and courage has assisted thousands of individuals to assess their own personality type, confront their passions, practise virtue, support each other, and work towards the hope of love and unity in a spiritual community.