CPD - Key Persons


Adelajda Soltysik

Job Titles:
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Early Childhood
Expertise: Early childhood, justice, health, child protection

Andrew Hudson - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Senior Leader
Expertise: Public Policy, Strategic communications, Advocacy, International relations, Law, Human rights Andrew Hudson is a dynamic senior leader in the social change movement. He has 25 years of experience in public policy, advocacy and senior leadership, working with NGOs, the UN, the private sector and government. He is an expert in building collaborations and changing systems to improve the lives of disadvantaged people. Andrew joined CPD in June 2021 as inaugural International Director, to build out a new international program for CPD. He has been CEO since April 2022. Before joining CPD, Andrew was CEO of Crisis Action in New York, leading a global team of 50+ people in 11 countries. Crisis Action builds coalitions to protect civilians in wars such as Syria, Yemen or South Sudan. Prior to Crisis Action, Andrew worked at Human Rights First in New York, where he coordinated UN advocacy, managed the Human Rights Defenders Program and led Latin American work. Previously, Andrew was a lawyer in Australia representing disadvantaged clients and refugees and spearheading major law reform projects. He has also worked with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Ecuador and the UN Regional Commission in Thailand. He was Australia's first Youth Representative to the UN. Andrew holds honours degrees in politics and law from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law. He is a John Monash Scholar and member of the Board of Directors of Australian Progress.

Ani Adiwinata

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
Expertise: Climate and resilience, Wellbeing, Climate governance Ani Adiwinata, PhD., is a scientist in CIFOR-ICRAF Indonesia and is now coordinating a range of research activities under the theme of Landscape Governance, Equity and Wellbeing. Researched topics include Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), and community-based climate change adaptation actions and resilient institutional arrangements, including in the context of socio-ecological climate and livelihoods resilience in small islands. She also has a range of experience in facilitating and leading the private sector forum communication, which served as a forum for companies to exchange experiences in developing community-company partnership schemes. She completed her PhD and master's degrees at the Australian National University (ANU).

Annabel Brown

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Deputy CEO
Expertise: Forced migration, aid and international development, governance, evaluation and performance assessment Annabel is an experienced advisor and facilitator with more than 20 years experience supporting effective social and economic development in Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Caitlin McCaffrie

Job Titles:
  • Program Director - Indo - Pacific
  • Program Director for the Indo - Pacific Program
Expertise: Human rights, transitional justice, forced migration Caitlin McCaffrie is Program Director for the Indo-Pacific Program, where she leads the team working on forced migration and on energy transition in the Indo-Pacific region. Caitlin has worked at CPD since 2018, primarily working on the Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration and more recently helping to establish the broader international program. She has also provided ad hoc support on the Cities and Settlement Initiative, Early Childhood Initiative and criminal justice reform work.

Carolyn Holbrook

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
Expertise: Australian culture, politics, public policy, history

Casey Millward

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
Expertise: Indigenous policy, Programs, Public policy, Self-determination, Leadership Casey Millward is a proud Kalkadoon woman from Northwest Queensland, with two decades of experience and leadership in Indigenous Affairs. As a Charles Perkins and Chevening scholar, Casey completed an MPhil in Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. Her dissertation focused on the implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Casey also holds a Master of Management from ANU and a Bachelor of Business (leadership and management). Casey has broad public sector experience, in policy, program management, service delivery and expertise in Human Resources, as well as experience in the university and Aboriginal Community Controlled Sectors. Casey has dedicated her career to improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, both in Indigenous portfolios and influencing mainstream policies and programs as well as important stakeholders to prioritise Indigenous perspectives. Casey was the Executive Director at the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak organisations, influencing the pathway forward for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy for the next decade by providing support and advice to over 80 Aboriginal Community Controlled Peaks on the implementation of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. Casey is currently the General Manager, Resources Strategy, at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Casey has led many discussions, podcasts, lectures and events on how Government, University and community can better support and draw on Indigenous knowledge to improve respect, celebration and outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture.

Christy Kumesan

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator - Indo - Pacific
Expertise: International development, humanitarian diplomacy, multilateral affairs and policy, community engagement

Cliff Eberly

Job Titles:
  • Program Director - Resilient People and Places
  • Program Director from the
Expertise: Community and organisational leadership, place-based approaches Clifford (Cliff) Eberly is a thoughtful and reflective people and culture leader who works across community organisations, business and government to help communities create a sense of place through community-led action. With experience in community development, public policy and organisational leadership, he has spent the last 18 years developing and delivering community projects in the United States, South Africa, and Australia. An engaging facilitator and community development practitioner, Clifford uses these skills to foster active citizenship and grow partnerships between community and government. Clifford holds a Masters in Organisational Development from Monash University that builds on a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies from studies in the United States. He is an advocate for place-based, strengths-focused and community-led approaches to engagement, development and service delivery.

Curtis Moore

Job Titles:
  • Communications Lead
  • Media Enquiries
Expertise: Strategic communications, digital strategy, government relations, stakeholder engagement

David Wilden

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
Expertise: Migration, Refugee and humanitarian policy and programs, Public sector governance and reform David Wilden served for over 20 years in a range of senior executive positions in the Australian Public Service. From 2014 to his retirement in late 2022 he led Divisions covering Immigration and Citizenship Policy and International Policy. Most recently he was First Assistant Secretary of the Refugee, Humanitarian and Settlement Division. In addition to his experience domestically and internationally in policy and program management, during his career he has worked directly on major public sector reforms including the creation of Centrelink and reforms to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship of the mid-2000s. He has a deep commitment to the value of public policy and in particular immigration and humanitarian programs. David currently serves on several Boards and advisory councils. He has a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration and a Masters of Business Administration.

Dewi Fortuna Anwar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Expertise: International relations, human rights, public policy

Diane Bowles

Job Titles:
  • Policy Adviser - Wellbeing Government
Expertise: Wellbeing, international development, partnerships Diane Bowles is a passionate advocate for increasing public awareness and knowledge about wellbeing science. Her extensive business experience includes over a decade international development, focussing on microfinance and poverty reduction. She has proven strengths in partnership building, innovative thinking, and owning and managing businesses. Diane has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Melbourne, Centre for Wellbeing Science and she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University, majoring in Political Science. She now lives on the beautiful Dyarubbin (Hawkesbury) River with her family.

Dr Allison Orr - COO

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Chief Operating Officer
Expertise: Democratic theory, governance, international relations She is responsible for day-to-day management of the organisation and assisting the CEO and the Board in strategy, outreach and research directions. Before joining CPD, Allison was the Chief of Staff in the Division of External Affairs at UNSW, and before this, the Manager of Research and Operations for Per Capita. She has also worked for the Australian Democrats, Amnesty International and the ABC as Production Manager for Radio News & Current Affairs. From these roles, Allison brings wealth of experience in effective management and governance of policy and not-for-profit organisations in Australia. Allison is also an accomplished researcher, holding a PhD in Political Science, with a thesis investigating the democratic theory and political language in the digital age, to understand the disconnect between the democratic promise of the early days of the Internet and the dramatic fall in faith in democratic institutions. She will bring this expertise to the CPD's Effective Government Program as it looks at how Australia can best ensure that its public institutions deliver active and effective government in the 21st Century. Allison also has a Master of Arts (International Relations) and a Bachelor of Music from UNSW. Allison grew up in Sydney, spent five years living in Japan and is a passionate devotee of Mozart.

Dr Arjuna Dibley

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Researcher
  • Fellow in CPD 's Sustainable Economy
Dr Arjuna Dibley is a Fellow in CPD's Sustainable Economy program, having been previously a CPD Senior Advisor on sustainable finance. This has included research on the nature and approaches for implementing strategies to better manage climate risk within public and private firms. Arjuna Dibley has previously worked as a lawyer, researcher and public policy analyst in Australia and abroad, including at one the world's largest law firms, for the Commonwealth government and at leading Australian and international universities. He has been published in the popular and academic press on issues related to climate change law and policy, international development foreign policy and the regulation of technology. In addition to his role at CPD, Arjuna is a doctoral student and John Monash Scholar at Stanford University, an Associate at the University of Melbourne Law School and sits on the boards of two organizations building stronger links between university students in Australia and Indonesia.

Dr Cressida Gaukroger

Job Titles:
  • Senior Policy Adviser
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Wellbeing Government
Expertise: Wellbeing, sustainability, public policy, ethics Dr Cressida Gaukroger is a philosopher and senior policy adviser focusing on wellbeing economics and government systems change. Her current research looks at identifying key characteristics of advanced wellbeing approaches to government and how they can be successfully embedded in government and the public service. She works with Australian governments at all levels to put wellbeing at the heart of government decision-making. Cressida has a PhD in Philosophy, and was a Departmental Lecturer in Practical Ethics at Oxford University until 2019. She has also taught at University College London, New York University, and City University of New York. She regularly writes op-ed pieces for Australian media including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and the ABC, and she has appeared on the ABC's The Minefield podcast and on ABC radio. Alongside her work at CPD she is a moderator at the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership, and writes children's books, the first of which will be published in October.

Dr Don Russell

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chair of the Board
  • Deputy Chair of the CPD Board
Expertise: Economics, Innovation, Investment, Energy, Public sector, Climate change Dr Don Russell is Deputy Chair of the CPD Board and Chair of Australian Super. Until March 2018, Dr Don Russell was the Chief Executive of the South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC); he was appointed on 6 February 2017. In taking up that new role, Dr Russell brought with him responsibility for resources and energy which he had as Chief Executive of the Department of State Development (DSD), a position he held from 2014 to 2017. In addition to resources and energy, DSD had responsibility for industry, vocational training, the universities, science and innovation, trade and investment as well as arts and aboriginal affairs. Dr Russell reported to five ministers. Until September 2013, Dr Russell was the Secretary of the Federal Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. The Department had close to 4,000 employees, 23 divisions and a budget of $18.4 billion and was responsible for 10 agencies. Staff were located across 85 locations and the Department maintained a network of science and education councillors around the world. Dr Russell reported to five ministers and two parliamentary secretaries. Dr Don Russell took up the position of Secretary in June 2011. Don was previously Independent Chairperson of State Super, a role that he held from 1 January 2008. State Super is a $32 billion fund that manages public service defined benefit schemes for the NSW State Government. Until March 2010, Don was the Global Investment Strategist at BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia. BNY Mellon is a global investments company with $26 trillion under custody and/or administration and $1.4 trillion under management. Prior to joining BNY Mellon in 2007, Don was Executive Director with WestLB Mellon Asset Management (Australia). Don joined WestLB in 2001. WestLB was the largest of the German Landesbanks and was based in Dusseldorf. Between 1997 and 2000, Don worked for Sanford C. Bernstein, a research and money management firm in New York. Between 1985 and 1993, and again in 1996, he was Principal Adviser to the Hon Paul Keating both during his time as Treasurer and Prime Minister. Between 1993 and 1995 Don served as Australia's Ambassador to the USA in Washington. Don also worked for the Commonwealth Treasury, joining as a cadet, and in 1985, prior to joining Paul Keating's Office he was Assistant Secretary, Economic Branch where he was responsible for economic forecasts and assessments of the Australian economy. Don was at various times a consultant to the World Bank, Bankers Trust, Westpac Bank and Counsellor in the Australian delegation to the OECD in Paris. Don has a PhD from the London School of Economics, a MEc from ANU and a BEc (Hons) (First) from Flinders University. Don also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA) 2007.

Dr Katherine Trebeck

Job Titles:
  • Economist
  • Strategic Adviser - Wellbeing
Expertise: Sustainable prosperity, wellbeing economy, system change Dr Katherine Trebeck is a political economist and advocate for economic system change. Her roles include writer-at-large at the University of Edinburgh and consultant to the Club of Rome. She is ‘thinker-in-residence' at ANU's Planetary Health Hothouse. She co-founded the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and also WEAll Scotland, its Scottish hub, and instigated the group of Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo). Her most recent book The Economics of Arrival: Ideas for a Grown Up Economy (co-authored with Jeremy Williams and published by Policy Press) was published in January 2019 and her major report Being Bold: Budgeting for Children's Wellbeing was launched in March 2021.

Dr Mara Hammerle

Job Titles:
  • Economic Adviser - Sustainable Economy
  • Economist
Expertise: Energy and climate economics, Public policy Dr Mara Hammerle is an economist and public policy analyst who specialises in energy and climate economics. Prior to commencing at the Centre for Policy Development she held a research position at the McKell Institute. She holds a PhD from the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU where she worked with government and industry assessing the impacts of ACT energy policy on households. Her academic work has been published in Energy Economics, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Economic Record among others.

Esther Koh

Job Titles:
  • Program Officer - Wellbeing and Sustainable Economy
Expertise: Public policy, governance, sustainability

Geoff Shuetrim

Job Titles:
  • Fellow

Huy Truong

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Investment, Migration and Refugees, Economic development

Jess Lintermans

Job Titles:
  • Policy Adviser - Early Childhood

Jim Chalmers - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Kate Mackenzie

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Independent Consultant
Kate Mackenzie is an independent consultant who advises organisations pursuing the Paris Agreement goals on climate change, particularly in relation to finance and economics, strategy, and communication. She is also a regular contributor for Bloomberg Green, where she writes the "Stranded Assets" column. She has a particular interest in financial regulation, and has worked with CDP on this topic, co-authoring with CPD programme director Sam Hurley the "Climate Horizons" guide to finance-climate scenarios, which was awarded "Best non-broker research" by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, and convening with financial regulators APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Kate was formerly director of Finance, Policy and Decision Metrics at Climate-KIC Australia, and before that, Head of Finance & investment at The Climate Institute. Prior to that she worked as a financial journalist, winning awards at the Financial Times and The Australian. She is a member of several advisory committees relating to the application of climate science, including the federally-funded NESP Climate Hub, and is an associate of Climate-KIC Australia.

Katherine Oborne

Job Titles:
  • Program Director
  • Program Director - Early Childhood
Expertise: Public policy, early childhood development Katherine Oborne is program director, early childhood at the Centre for Policy Development. She has a strong background in Policy and Strategy. She has most recently led policy and advocacy at Beyond Blue and worked on their Be You initiative. Prior to this she worked as a strategy consultant helping non profit and government agencies be the best they could be. She also spent over 10 years in social policy roles in state and national government working in education, human services and justice. Outside of work, Kat enjoys travelling and running and you will find her every Saturday morning at her local parkrun!

Katie Braid

Job Titles:
  • Communications Coordinator
Expertise: Strategic communications, digital strategy, sustainable investment, macroeconomics

Krystal Lockwood

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
Krystal Lockwood is a Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti woman who grew up in Armidale, NSW. She is a lecturer in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University. As a Charlie Perkins Scholar she studied evidence based social interventions at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the way evidence is used in the criminal justice system, particularly in the way evidence can impact, influence or hinder steps to achieving social justice.

Leslie Loble

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair - Council on Early Childhood Development
Expertise: Early childhood development, policy reform, education innovation Professor Leslie Loble is Co-Chair of the Council on Early Childhood Development and Fellow at the Centre for Policy Development. Leslie Loble served as a Deputy Secretary in the NSW Department of Education for 20 years, where she led strategy, reform and innovative delivery in Australia's largest and most diverse education sector, working across schooling, early childhood and tertiary education sectors. She also served as long-time chair of the national Schools Policy Group, a key part of the education Ministerial Council architecture. Leslie has helped shape the national school funding reforms (Gonski), national teaching quality standards, national literacy and numeracy assessment, as well as key Australian early childhood and VET innovations. In NSW, she led the work to guarantee two years of preschool, established the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation and initiated Education for a Changing World to address the future of work. Leslie was awarded Australian Financial Review/Westpac Top 100 Women of Influence in 2013 for her impact on Australian public affairs; and was named one of Australia's top 50 school education innovators in 2019. Prior to coming to Australia, Ms Loble served in President Bill Clinton's Administration for five years as part of the leadership team at the U.S. Department of Labor, including as Chief of Staff to Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich, acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and Counsellor to the Secretary. Leslie was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2022, named the Australian Financial Review/Westpac Top 100 Women of Influence in 2013 and one of Australia's top 50 school education innovators in 2019.

Lilianne Fan

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
Between 2005 and 2012 Lilianne Fan served in several large-scale post-crisis recovery missions, including with the UN-led humanitarian response in post-earthquake Haiti; as Advisor to the ASEAN Special Envoy on Post-Nargis Recovery in Myanmar; as member of the advisory team of the Governor of Aceh on sustainable development following the Aceh peace agreement of 2005; and as Senior Policy Coordinator for Oxfam International in Aceh and Nias from 2005-2008. She holds an MA in Anthropology from Columbia University, New York.

Linh Do

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
Linh Do is passionate about climate justice and social inequality. She has spent the last decade working across advocacy and engagement, media and social enterprise. Linh is the director of the Wattle Fellowship at the University of Melbourne and a board member at Climate Action Network Australia. In the lead up to the Paris negotiations, Linh was the publisher and editor-in-chief of The Verb, where she worked with a global team to localise and humanise stories from the UN climate change negotiations. Most recently, Linh was Australia and Pacific lead for The Climate Reality Project, Al Gore's climate change leadership program. Linh has worked with a wide array of individuals, from high school students to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Reuters Foundation. She is a co-founder of the technology start-up OurSay, she formerly led the community organising program at the Australian Conservation Foundation and has worked with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on communicating policy. Linh is signed with Claxton Speakers and her work has been featured in publications including Al Jazeera, Vogue, the Huffington Post and the Washington Post.

Lisa Button

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • CEO of Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia
Expertise: Forced migration, Refugee settlement, Labour exploitation and trafficking Lisa is currently the CEO of Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia having previously worked in refugee law and policy for more than a decade with organisations such as the Centre for Policy Development, Save the Children and Refugee Legal. Lisa is a member of the Settlement Advisory Council which advises the Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs on the settlement of refugees in Australia. She began her career as a commercial lawyer and holds a Masters in Public and International Law in addition to her BA/LLB(Hons) from the University of Melbourne. She lives in Melbourne and is the proud mum of three boys.

Luana Viana

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources and Development Officer
Expertise: Human resources, Law, Mediation and conciliation, Luana Viana is the Human Resources and Development Officer at the Centre for Policy Development. She assists with human resources and culture processes and policies, and supports fundraising and stakeholder engagement at CPD. Luana holds a Bachelor's degree in Law and a Mediation and Conciliation training course, demonstrating a passion for Conflict Resolution. She recently completed a Human Resources Management course to further enhance her skills. Luana, who migrated to Australia in 2016 with her husband and son, brings a diverse skill set from her experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, gained in Brazil, Mexico and Australia. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, dancing and reading.

Mark Burford

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
Expertise: Public policy, Health, Education, Climate change

Matt Honey - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Treasurer
  • Partner at EY
Expertise: Business, Finance, Climate Change, ESG Matt Honey is a Partner at EY, where he leads the financial statement audits of some of Australia's largest companies. He is an Assurance Partner with over twenty five years experience providing assurance and accounting services to ASX listed and multinational organisations. He has deep expertise in audit, transaction advisory, business valuation, risk management, governance and IFRS financial reporting. Matt also has significant climate change and broader ESG experience from advising companies on ESG reporting and providing assurance over ESG and climate change reports. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Monash University, is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and a Registered Company Auditor. Matt is also a Non-executive Director of the Group of 100 Inc, the peak body representing the CFOs of the top 100 companies in Australia, and a former non-executive director of the Climate Council of Australia.

Matthew Tyler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee
  • Executive Director of the Men 's Project at Jesuit Social Services
Expertise: Public policy, Social services, Economic development, Corporate strategy Matt Tyler is Executive Director of The Men's Project at Jesuit Social Services working with a team committed to providing leadership on preventing the use of violence and improving the well-being of boys and men. He brings over 10 years of experience across the private, public, academic, and community sectors. He has particular expertise in improving social services including within child protection, family violence, criminal justice and mental health. Prior to joining Jesuit Social Services he worked as a Fellow for Harvard's Government Performance Lab, an economist on Australia's foreign aid program focused on South-East Asia, a policy adviser to the Australian Labor Party, a strategy consultant for Australia's largest companies, and a researcher on an Australian Research Council grant seeking to improve Indigenous Australian men's health. He holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School, Honours in Economics (University Medal) from Monash University, and a B.A (Psychology) / B.Comm (Finance) from the University of Melbourne.

May Miller-Dawkins

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Researcher
May Miller-Dawkins is a researcher, advocate and coalition-builder with over twenty years experience working to support community-led change and ensure government and corporate accountability. May was Director - Governance and Transparency at The B Team in New York, where she created coalitions between civil society and business to advocate for company ownership transparency, responsible tax practice and protection of civic rights. She was previously the inaugural head of research for Oxfam Australia where she supported applied research efforts across the Asia Pacific, developed new forms of academic-practitioner collaboration, and led Oxfam International's 12 country study of the human impacts of the global financial crisis which influenced government and international financial institution responses. She currently advises and supports the Yuwaya Ngarra-li partnership between the Dharriwaa Elders Group in Walgett NSW and the University of New South Wales, and serves as a civil society member of the Australian Open Government Forum. She has a BA (First Class Honours - Politics and International Relations) and LLB from UNSW and an LLM (Legal Theory) from NYU where she was a Dean's Graduate Award Scholar.

Peter Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Fellow

Peter Mares

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Independent Writer and Researcher
Peter Mares is an independent writer and researcher. He is a contributing editor at Inside Story magazine, a member of the moderating team at the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership and an adjunct senior research fellow at Monash University's School of Media, Film & Journalism. Peter is the author of three books: No Place Like Home: Repairing Australia's Housing Crisis (Text 2018), Not Quite Australian: how temporary migration is changing the nation (Text, 2016) and Borderline (UNSW Press, 2002), an award-winning analysis of Australia's approach to refugees and asylum seekers. Peter spent 25 years as a broadcaster with the ABC, presenting national radio programs and working as a foreign correspondent based in Southeast Asia.

Roy Green

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Emeritus Professor
Expertise: Innovation policy and management, Industry and labour market analysis, Business education Roy Green is Emeritus Professor and Special Innovation Advisor at the University of Technology Sydney, where he was Dean of the UTS Business School. He has undergraduate degrees from the University of Adelaide and a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Roy has enjoyed a career in universities, government and industry, and has led inquiries and undertaken projects in the areas of innovation, industrial policy and management education, including with the OECD and European Commission. He has chaired numerous policy and regulatory bodies, such as the CSIRO Manufacturing Sector Advisory Council, the Enterprise Connect Innovative Regions Centre, the Queensland Competition Authority and the NSW Manufacturing Council. Currently, as well as the Food Innovation & Agribusiness Ltd (FIAL) Industry Growth Centre, he chairs the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub and the Port of Newcastle, and he is a board director of the SmartSat CRC and a member of the Australian Design Council and NSW Modern Manufacturing Taskforce.

Tim Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Executive General Manager
  • Fellow
  • Associate Professor at Griffith University
Tim is the Executive General Manager, Energy Markets, at Iberdrola Australia. Up until November 2018, Tim was the Chief Economist of AGL Energy and lead the company's public policy advocacy and its sustainability and ESG strategy. In particular, he led development of AGL's revised Greenhouse Gas Policy, climate risk disclosure and the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF) concept. He is also a member of the Westpac Stakeholder Advisory Council. Tim is an Associate Professor at Griffith University and is widely published in Australian and international peer-reviewed journals. He has presented at conferences in Australia and throughout Asia and Europe. He holds a PhD in economics for which he earned a Chancellors Doctoral Research Medal and a first-class honours degree in economics. Tim is also a fellow of the Governance Institute (FGIA and FCIS) and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Toby Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Program Director - Sustainable Economy

Tom Gole

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Tom Verhelst

Job Titles:
  • Research Committe Member

Travers McLeod

Job Titles:
  • Fellow

Vivienne Chew

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee

Warwick Smith

Job Titles:
  • Program Director - Wellbeing Government

William Grace

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Research Committee

Zoe Whitton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board