Executive Director and Editor
Andrew co-founded The Conversation. He previously edited The Age, The Observer (London), The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. He was Editor-in-Chief of The Big Issue (London), and he founded and edited the Sunday Herald in Scotland. He is the Asia-Pacific Director for Innovation Media.
Managing Editor
Misha most recently worked as a researcher and producer on ABC TV’s Media Watch. Previously he was editor of Crikey and The Big Issue (Australia) and a reporter for The Age.
Section Editor: Business + Economy
Helen has covered news, business and finance for The Age newspaper and was the small business online editor for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
Deputy Section Editor: Business + Economy
Gillian holds a Commerce/Arts degree from the University of Melbourne. She has worked as a sub-editor at Pagemasters and the Fairfax Community Network and was a reporter at The Jakarta Post. She has also written for The Guardian, Foreign Policy, The Economist and The Atlantic.
Section Editor: Energy + Environment
Jane joined The Conversation from the Victorian Department of Transport, where she was developing sustainable transport policy. She has previously written for Raising Children Australia and for Lonely Planet, where she also managed the company’s online communities.
NSW Editor and Section Editor: Energy + Environment
Matthew is the author of the nonfiction bestseller, My Colombian Death, and a former reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald. He has a doctorate in literary journalism and teaches long-form journalism and newswriting, most recently at the University of NSW’s postgraduate communications school.
Section Editor: Health + Medicine
Fron joined The Conversation from the Australian Medical Association, where she managed the Victorian media office. She previously worked for BBC Magazines in London and Melbourne consultancy Twenty20 Communications.
Section Editor: Health + Medicine
Reema has worked in the research sector in Sydney and Melbourne, most recently at The Florey Neurosciences Institute. She previously worked as a sub-editor at The Korea Times and the International Herald Tribune's local supplement in Seoul.
Section Editor: Politics + Society
Rory worked as a senior political journalist for six years in Scotland before returning to his native Australia in 2010. He has also written for publications including Crikey and the Sunday Mirror.
Deputy Section Editor: Politics + Society
Megan is currently on secondment to London for the launch of The Conversation UK, where she is Deputy Editor.
Deputy Section Editor, Canberra: Politics + Society
Bella graduated with a degree in political science and history from ANU in 2009 and has been working as a researcher for the Age's political editor, Michelle Grattan, since the 2007 federal election campaign. She also wrote a weekly column for the National Times website and has had articles published in the Saturday Age, the Age and on Fairfax digital websites.
News Editor
Before joining The Conversation as News Editor, Sunanda Creagh worked for two years as a political and general news correspondent in the Reuters Jakarta bureau. Prior to that, she worked for five years as a reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, where she covered general news, urban affairs, arts, features and sport. She also produced and presented a show for Sydney community radio station, 2SER fm.
Section Editor: Science + Technology
Paul was a senior features writer and columnist for The Herald and Sunday Herald in Scotland, where he was also deputy weekend features editor. He moved to Australia in 2010.
Assistant Section Editor: Science + Technology
After working in neuroscience research, Belinda wrote for The Australian in 2011 and most recently spent a year writing for and editing Wild magazine. She holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in Journalism from RMIT.
Queensland Editor
Based in Brisbane, Liz is a Walkley award-winning journalist and author. She worked at The Age newspaper for a decade, most recently as news editor of The Saturday Age. She has also worked as a media trainer, and co-written a book on bigger-picture solutions to climate change, Screw Light Bulbs.
Assistant Section Editor: Energy + Environment
James joined The Conversation after graduating from University of Melbourne. He has been sub-editor, feature writer and wildlife columnist for Farrago, and has presented on SYN community radio.
Assistant Section Editor: Energy + Environment
Jan recently graduated with an Arts degree from the University of Melbourne and intends to further his education with a focus on innovation and environmental communication. He currently writes and edits for Street Press Australia and its associated publications.
Assistant Section Editor: Politics + Society
A graduate of Melbourne University's media and communications program, Michael returns to The Conversation after a successful internship on the Politics + Society desk in 2012 where he worked on the site's US elections coverage.
External Relations Manager
Debbie Dickinson joins The Conversation having run national and international digital media campaigns, including for the Australian Government on the carbon price, and for the UK Government's UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen. She previously worked as a strategic policy advisor at London's Sustainable Development Commission, and at the Amsterdam-based non-profit, the Global Reporting Initiative.
Technical Director
James studied software engineering at Swinburne University. Since then he has worked on researching network protocols and developing websites for several Australian companies and community groups.
Developer
After finishing a degree in Multimedia Design at Monash University, Mark has worked with a number of design and development teams, including Realestate.com.au and SitePoint.
Developer
Sam started studing Computer Science at the University of Western Australia but ended up working for the university as a Software Engineer instead. After some stints with agencies and start-ups, and some successful open source projects, he returns to a slightly more academic environment lured by The Conversation's mission.
Developer
Nick studied computer science at RMIT University. He has worked in Australia, India, Hong Kong and America before joining The Conversation.
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa leads the commercial operations of The Conversation and is responsible for funding and business development. Previously she was CEO of ArtsHub, the leading news and jobs site for the creative arts industry. Her career includes CEO of a search marketing firm, and GM of the MyCareer online employment business for Fairfax Digital. If you would like to support or partner with us to grow The Conversation, Lisa would be delighted to hear from you.
Business Development Manager
Damian came to The Conversation from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries, where he worked on programs to deliver services to the agriculture sector. He previously worked as a policy adviser to the Victorian Minister for Agriculture and Small Business Department and joins The Conversation as the Business Development Manager.
Finance Manager
Maria joins The Conversation with extensive government experience, having previously worked as the Finance Manager at Arts Victoria within the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet where she was responsible for reporting and managing large multi-million dollar operating and capital budgets. A qualified CPA, she also worked in the South Australian State Government in Services SA and the Auditor-General’s Department.
Resource Officer
Georgina is studying economics and politics at the University of Melbourne. She started volunteering at the start of the year and now works in administration part-time for The Conversation.
Resource Officer
Claire is studying law at the University of Melbourne. She was an intern at The Conversation in 2011 and began working part-time in 2012.
Chairman of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and director of Grant Samuel Group. Deputy Chancellor at the University of Melbourne. Chairman of the Australia India Institute and the Melbourne University Fund and director of the Robert Salzer Foundation, an arts foundation. Also a sheep farmer.
Chairman, Village Roadshow Corporation Pty Ltd. Deputy Chairman, Village Roadshow Limited. Director of The Salvation Army Territorial Advisory Board and Red Shield Appeal Chairman, Director of the Jigsaw Foundation at the Royal Children's Hospital, Surf Life Saving Australia Foundation and Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Co-founder and Editor, The Conversation.
Co-founder, The Conversation. Director of the Eliminate Dengue Translation Platform at Monash University.
Chief Operating Officer, The Conversation.
Group Vice President, Executive Programs, Gartner Asia Pacific. Director of Australian Institute of Management Victoria & Tasmania. Previously HR and IT Director, Fairfax Media.
CEO at Lonely Planet. Previously, Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy & Operations at Dow Jones in New York.
Group Executive Enterprise Services and Chief Information Officer at Commonwealth Bank Australia. Previously, VP Information Systems at Citibank in New York and EVP and CIO for PNC Global Investment Servicing.
Nobel Laureate and Australian of the Year in 1997. Professor of Immunology, University of Melbourne and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
Principal of Cutler & Company. Deputy Chairman at CSIRO. Director at National Health Call Centre Network Ltd. Chairman at The Open Technology Foundation. Director at Multimedia University, Malaysia.
Partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Leads the Workplace Relations practice group in Melbourne, and is National Pro Bono Partner.
Member of Council, ANU. Director, Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd. Director, ETF Securities Ltd and ETFS Metal Securities (Australia) Ltd. Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors, member of National Board and President, Victorian State Council. Trustee, Finkel and Tuckwell Foundations, and Director of the Goulburn-Murray indigenous community’s Kaiela Institute.
Professor Robert Saint is Dean of Science at the University of Melbourne, molecular genetics researcher, member of the Councils of the Australian College of Optometry and International House Melbourne, member of the Boards of the Australian Science Media Centre, and the International Society of Differentiation, member of the Human Frontiers Science Program grant assessment panel.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), responsible for research policy development and general oversight of UTS research activities, postgraduate education, industry liaison, intellectual property and commercialisation. Professor Brungs is a Rhodes Scholar, with a research focus on inorganic chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis.
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor/Winthrop Professor. Board Member, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority. Centrally involved in the development of the Australian curriculum, the national assessment program and the school accountability reforms leading to the MySchool website. Professor Louden’s publications cover literacy, standards and educational change.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation & Vice-President, responsible for research policy development and oversight of the University’s research and research training activities. Professor Alcorn has a teaching and research background in health and life sciences and serves on the board of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. She has served on the NHMRC Research Committee and Chaired its Research Fellowships Committee, is past Inaugural Chair of the Victorian Cancer Agency Consultative Council, and was a Board Member of Museums Victoria.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Professor Cornish had a key role building Australia's first biotechnology companies, Florigene which commercialised the world's first genetically modified flowers.
Chief of CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences. Dr Lonsdale’s areas of expertise include biological invasions, environmental risk analysis, biological control of weeds, and the ecological implications of genetically modified organisms.
Political Theorist at the University of Sydney and the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin. Also Director of the recently founded Sydney Democracy Initiative. The Times ranked him one of the country's leading political thinkers and his most recent book, The Life and Death of Democracy, was short-listed for the 2010 Non-Fiction Prime Minister's Literary Award.