Responsible Firekeeper (Co-founder)

• Jun 2023 - Present

Technology is fire. Equitably harnessing its warmth and power requires us to balance fire with air, earth and water. This process of balancing the elements is responsible firekeeping. Tethix is making responsible firekeeping possible through the combination of SMILES™, Elemental Ethics™ and ETHOS™. Join us on the journey towards a future where humanity, technology and the rest of the natural world exist in healthy relationship to one another. Technology is fire. Equitably harnessing its warmth and power requires us to balance fire with air, earth and water. This process of balancing the elements is responsible firekeeping. Tethix is making responsible firekeeping possible through the combination of SMILES™, Elemental Ethics™ and ETHOS™. Join us on the journey towards a future where humanity, technology and the rest of the natural world exist in healthy relationship to one another.

Practical Sociotechnology Ethicist

• May 2021 - Present

I help organisations design verifiable features of trustworthiness that extend social licence, improve stakeholder relationships, enhance responsible innovation and support the doing of more good. I help organisations design verifiable features of trustworthiness that extend social licence, improve stakeholder relationships, enhance responsible innovation and support the doing of more good.

Ethicist in Residence

• Jul 2023 - Present

Fellow

• Jul 2023 - Present

Advisor

• 2023 - Present

Helping imagine, design and implement an edible future for Australia’s urban environments. Helping imagine, design and implement an edible future for Australia’s urban environments.

Senior Advisor, Sociotechnology Ethics and Organisational Trust

• Nov 2022 - Present

Building on our late 2020 work (Data for Good), I support the Data & Trust Office in designing and executing its key strategic initiatives (RAI, trustworthy consent, an organisational system for ethical decision making etc. as enablers of the overarching purpose to make the future friendly, together). Building on our late 2020 work (Data for Good), I support the Data & Trust Office in designing and executing its key strategic initiatives (RAI, trustworthy consent, an organisational system for ethical decision making etc. as enablers of the overarching purpose to make the future friendly, together).

Advisor, Sociotechnology Ethics and Organisational Trust

• 2022 - Present

Advisor, Ethics and Organisational Trust

• 2020 - Present

Ethicist in Residence

• Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

Designed and led the practical integration of an ethical decision making system that supports sourcing, due diligence, capital deployment, portfolio support and (if / where necessary) divestment. Designed and led the practical integration of an ethical decision making system that supports sourcing, due diligence, capital deployment, portfolio support and (if / where necessary) divestment.

Venture Partner

• Jan 2022 - Jun 2023

Advisor, Trust and Supply Chain Transparency

• Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

In this role I led work to explore the nuanced dynamics of end-to-end agricultural supply chains from a sociotechnical perspective. The goal of this work was to enhance the verifiable trustworthiness of Australia’s approach to agricultural traceability.During this time I delivered collaborative research with CSIRO, supported leadership and team development, produced formal evidence-based proposals for systems interventions and worked on a bunch of other exciting stuff that I hope to experience out in the real world some day. Show less

Advisor, Trust and Traceability

• Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

Expert In Residence, Sociotechnology Ethics and Organisational Trust

• May 2021 - Oct 2021

I led the development of an ethical decision-making framework that supported the firms key activities from sourcing, due diligence, capital deployment and portfolio support through to (if / where necessary) divestment. Given the nature of the investment thesis, my advisory work (outside of tool and framework development) focused on the sociotechnical challenges and opportunties of alternative proteins, specifically in relation to assessments of trust(worthiness) and the impact on consumer adoption / other market dynamics. Show less

Impact Investor and Startup Advisor

• Sep 2016 - Jun 2021

*Not currently investing (paused in 2021). Other focuses in life. Hope to come back to this in the future. I do, however, continue supporting a few of my portfolio companies. 75 small investments (split of direct angel, SPV and ECF) across food/ag, energy, financial services, privacy enhancing tech and a few related 'impact' areas. TVPI 6.4x (as of June 2022). Basic thesis: I'm driven by the 'hope' that the companies of tomorrow will work to enhance our ("our" in a truly holistic sense) collective wellbeing through regenerative practices. Because of this explicit focus, and other intentional practices, these are the companies that will be most worthy of our trust (and benefit from positive trust states). I invest in smart people super early. I work to validate that the problem space is significant, highly valued and under-served by the market today (the 'sweet spot' for a problem worth solving). I spread risk across problem spaces, industry verticals and geographies. I only invest what I can justifiably lose. Impact is the focus. Upside is the complement. Show less

Co-Founder and Industry Educator

• 2019 - 2021

I co-founded Greater Than Learning (now Tethix) to help teach tech professionals practical approaches to 'ethical design' so they could imagine and deliver more trustworthy products and services. After the formative stages, I stepped back to reduce my workload and focus on family. I co-founded Greater Than Learning (now Tethix) to help teach tech professionals practical approaches to 'ethical design' so they could imagine and deliver more trustworthy products and services. After the formative stages, I stepped back to reduce my workload and focus on family.

Founder and CEO

• 2016 - 2021

I founded Greater Than X in an attempt to help organisations more systematically design trustworthy digital products and services. We quickly became a global leader. Our models and methods are being used all around the world to design better data sharing ecosystems, trustworthy products and more effective information disclosures. After what was mostly a fantastic run of high impact work, Greater Than X's IP has been folded into Greater Than Learning to ensure its continued use. I founded Greater Than X in an attempt to help organisations more systematically design trustworthy digital products and services. We quickly became a global leader. Our models and methods are being used all around the world to design better data sharing ecosystems, trustworthy products and more effective information disclosures. After what was mostly a fantastic run of high impact work, Greater Than X's IP has been folded into Greater Than Learning to ensure its continued use.

Instructor, Data Ethics and Digital Trust

• 2017 - 2019

Delivering practical learning experiences for designers, engineers, product managers, marketers and startup founders. New York, London and Melbourne. Delivering practical learning experiences for designers, engineers, product managers, marketers and startup founders. New York, London and Melbourne.

Advisor, Data Ethics and Organisational Trust

• Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Advisory role to the CEO and broader executive team. Advisory role to the CEO and broader executive team.

Head of Experience and Labs

• Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

I joined Meeco to help enhance the quality of empirical research and design practice, whilst supporting the establishment and growth of its commercial labs offering for corporate clients. I successfully implemented new business functions, published and presented extensively and helped grow commercial lines of business in Europe and North America. I joined Meeco to help enhance the quality of empirical research and design practice, whilst supporting the establishment and growth of its commercial labs offering for corporate clients. I successfully implemented new business functions, published and presented extensively and helped grow commercial lines of business in Europe and North America.

Senior Associate - Responsible Innovation Lead

• Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

In this role I managed a portfolio of product concepts within an ASX 50 financial services company. I supported teams through user research, value proposition design, experience design, business modelling and customer development, as well as go-to-market strategy. Our work helped inform global strategic investments made by the Group ExCo.

Entrepreneur in Residence

• May 2014 - Jul 2015

As the Entrepreneur in Residence at edgelabs I worked with product teams and executives of major corporations to support digital transformations and socially responsible innovation practices. I also led research efforts internally, published extensively and presented at various events.

Advisor, Data Ethics

• 2014 - 2016

Executive advisory role for Hexoskin's APAC CEO and CMO, supporting their efforts to better design a trustworthy wearables proposition for the region. Executive advisory role for Hexoskin's APAC CEO and CMO, supporting their efforts to better design a trustworthy wearables proposition for the region.

Founder and CEO

• 2012 - 2015

Preventable injury in sport is a huge issue. I suffered through it from the age of 15. It meant I couldn't fulfil my dream of becoming a professional athlete. Sport Performance Accelerator, an angel backed SaaS startup, set out to tackle this problem by delivering privacy enhancing, athlete-centric performance, management and injury prediction tools to professional sporting teams. I led the company through its initial investment from the UK, drove product and customer development, built our core team and progressed execution of the business model. Cutting a long and nuanced story short, I made a bunch of mistakes, particularly around hiring and our cap table. We ended up returning funds to investors and closing up shop... Not exactly the 'dream exit'. At the time, this was by far my greatest, and steepest learning experience. It was also the 'trigger' that encouraged me to dive far more deeply into the field (which is still hard to 'define') I've since dedicated my career to. Show less

Head Of Marketing

• 2011 - 2012

Shortly after my sporting career was well and truly done, I teamed up with three mates to help successfully launch a new clothing label into the Australian market. Shortly after my sporting career was well and truly done, I teamed up with three mates to help successfully launch a new clothing label into the Australian market.