Experience

WWF-Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CEO. WWF Australia

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  Responsibilities:• Ideation - with Board, Governors, WWF team and key partners - on agile strategy, innovation and accountable governance of WWF Australia• transformed WWF’s domestic and regional programmes - from a team of 85 to 185 and an annual budget of AUSD$17m to $62m • Led the evolution of WWF to being a innovation organisation (3 times in AFRs Top10 innovation org) - eg inc Panda Labs, koala carbon, OpenSC, impact investing strategy, global WWF twitch , eye in the sky, koala solar trackers, CNxR- Asia Pacific, Innovate to Regenerate….• driven the organisational focus on the intersection of conservation, development, technology, social change, indigenous knowledge and ventures / impact investing. • Launched WWF Regenerate Australia - a $300m initiative to build a movement for a resilient and community focused australia and the region. • grew WWF supporters from 235 thousand in 2015 to 2.25 million in 2021



OpenSC

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman of the Board

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Global technology platform to drive responsible production and consumption with supply chain traceability and transparency technologies Global technology platform to drive responsible production and consumption with supply chain traceability and transparency technologies



ImpactNFT Alliance

• Hong Kong
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Council Member

  • May 2022 - Present



Luc Hoffmann Institute

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Council Member

  • Mar 2021 - Dec 2022

  Global advisory council member Global advisory council member



WWF

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global WWF Network Executive Team member

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2022

  Global team guiding WWF’s global network strategy and operations Global team guiding WWF’s global network strategy and operations



Australian Council for International Development

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2022

  Voluntary ACFID non executive Board role on national council for Australian Development NGOs Voluntary ACFID non executive Board role on national council for Australian Development NGOs



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scholar

  • Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  Fulbright Scholar 2020 - Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Digital Civil Society Lab (in PACS) researching the future of NGOs in a digitally disrupted world. Fulbright Scholar 2020 - Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Digital Civil Society Lab (in PACS) researching the future of NGOs in a digitally disrupted world.



WWF

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chair WWF Asia Pacific CEO Growth Group (2015-2018) and member (since 2008)

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  Part time Responsibilities:Chair of WWF Asia Pacific CEO Group - 2015 to 2018 that has regional responsible for strategy, investments and portfolio management for income growth initiatives across Asia Pacific.Manages a regional growth and development team based out of Hong Kong that supports WWF offices in the region to deliver income growth. Part time Responsibilities:Chair of WWF Asia Pacific CEO Group - 2015 to 2018 that has regional responsible for strategy, investments and portfolio management for income growth initiatives across Asia Pacific.Manages a regional growth and development team based out of Hong Kong that supports WWF offices in the region to deliver income growth.



WWF

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chair WWF Global Conservation Committee

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2011

  Part time Responsibilities • Chair the global body (consisting of senior conservation executives from 12 WWF Offices) that set strategic direction on conservation for the whole organisation, meeting 8-10 times year• Set agenda, monitor progress, report to Network Executive Team, monitor performance and maintains the team culture of Conservation Committee Part time Responsibilities • Chair the global body (consisting of senior conservation executives from 12 WWF Offices) that set strategic direction on conservation for the whole organisation, meeting 8-10 times year• Set agenda, monitor progress, report to Network Executive Team, monitor performance and maintains the team culture of Conservation Committee



World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) China

• CEO WWF China

  • Dec 2005 - Jul 2010

  Responsibilities:• Managing a team of 130 staff in 9 offices with an annual budget of over USD$15 million.• Ensuring efficient and effective Financial, Administration, IT and Human Resource Management Systems.• Build from scratch and managed a china-focused marketing and fundraising team.• Developed and managed relationships with over 50 multinationals and Chinese companies• Oversees 10 large programmes on sustainability in environment, economics, energy and climate change, biodiversity protection and international policy in China.Achievements:• Oversaw the growth of the office from 55 staff and USD$6 million in 2006 at average 20% pa• Review 2005-2010 corporate business plan in 2006 and wrote new plan for 2010-2015 in 2009• Raised USD$ 24 million in new grants in 2007/2008.• Establish WWF CCAC – a new Advisory Council with international and Chinese chairman (inc Stephen Green, HSBC and Chen Yuan, CDB)



World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – International

• Deputy Director WWF Asia Pacific Region

  • May 2004 - Dec 2005

  Responsibilities • Development of policy, economics and sustainable development issues at regional and in National Programmes and provide technical advice on focal Programme Development– especially Mekong, South East Asia, South Asia, Pacific and China.. • Relationship management of Strategic Partnerships; eg. Asian Development Bank (ADB).• Supporting WWF Programmes on Business Engagements and WWF’s approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia.Achievements:• Commissioned and co-authored Living Planet Report: Asia Pacific 2005• Supported ADB and WWF partnership for Environmental Management Programme in the Greater Mekong and which received a USD$7.5 million ADB TA



WWF South Pacific

• Regional Representative WWF South Pacific Programme

  • Mar 2001 - Feb 2004

  Responsibilities:• Managing a team of 100 staff and a complex programme in 6 Pacific Island Countries and regionally, with an annual budget of over USD$3.5 million.• Oversees around 70 projects on community development, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction, environment and biodiversity protection across the Pacific.• Institutional strengthening and capacity building of staff within WWF Programmes• Ensuring efficient and effective Financial and Human Resource Management Systems.Achievements:• Three Ecoregion Action Programmes in development (Forests, Freshwater, Marine)• 1st institutional Corporate Plan 2002-2005 completed• Organisational growth from USD$2.1 million to USD$3.5 million over 3 years



WWF-UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Head, Government and Aid Agency (GAA) Partnerships: International Programme

  • Jul 2000 - Apr 2001

  Responsibilities:• Securing around £4 million annually from Governments and Aid Agencies (GAAs).• Develop and maintaining partnerships with GAA donors and influencing policies for conservation and sustainable development.• Facilitate interaction between WWF Network and GAA Donors – promoting successes, lesson learning and integrating policy and practice and building capacity. • Develop WWF-UK: GAA Strategic Plan and manage the GAA teamAchievements:• 3 year Programme Partnership Agreement with DFID for £7.5 million

• Corporate Planning Officer: Office of the CEO

  • Nov 1999 - Jun 2000

  Responsibilities:• Managing process and production of Five Year Corporate Strategy and Annual Operating Plan for the CEO and WWF UK Board• Promoting integration of Programmes, Fundraising and Communication and financial planning processes and recommendations to Senior Management.

• Government & Aid Agency (GAA) Executive: International Programme

  • May 1998 - Nov 1999

  Responsibilities:• Provide technical support to WWF Network (in Africa, Latin America, Asia/Pacific and Europe) on scoping, planning, and developing project proposals. • Maintaining relationships with GAA donors and influencing funding policies for conservation and development, biodiversity and sustainable development projects.