Mike is currently a lecturer in the School of Management and Marketing. He completed his PhD looking at how universities can partner with industry and government to transition to a low carbon economy. Prior to this he was Program Manager for Government Net Zero in WA's Department for Water and Environmental Regulation. He has previously worked at Curtin University as the Executive Director of the Australian Sustainable Development Institute.

He has worked as non-political Head of Office and Senior Private Secretary for the UK Minister for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs and as Head of Policy and Research in the UK Government's Sustainable Development Unit where he was responsible for developing environmental policy to deliver sustainable housing and construction, and for working towards ensuring the London Olympic Games lives up to the promise of being the greenest Games in history.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Lecturer, Curtin University
  • 2022–2024
    Government Net Zero, Department for Water and Environmental Regulation
  • 2012–2015
    Executive Director, Australian Sustainable Development Institute

Education

  • 2022 
    Curtin University, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 1994 
    Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, MSc - Environmental Change and Management

Contact Mike for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision
  • Location: Perth, Western Australia
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