John Varano

John Varano is an Enterprise Fellow at The University of Melbourne and an experienced senior transformation leader.

With a career spanning investment management, management consulting, and senior transformation roles across major organisations, John brings deep expertise in enterprise transformation, strategy and executive partnership. His professional experience extends across chemicals, construction, defence, education, energy, financial services, government, healthcare, not-for-profit, resources, and telecommunications industries, as well as working directly in multiple geographies, including Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Through his research and commentary, John's writing has appeared and been cited in Australian and international media outlets, think tanks, parliamentary debates, and academic publications.

John holds a Master of Science from the University of Oxford, a Master of Business Administration from The Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Arts by Research from The University of Melbourne with First Class Honours, and completed his undergraduate studies with Honours at Monash University.