Water sector thought leader with a career spanning 30+ years in foresight & planning, research & innovation at scale, managing strategic risks, cross-sector governance, consulting & technical services. As General Manager Integrated Planning at Melbourne Water, I was executive lead of the strategic, service & infrastructure planning function to deliver healthy people, places and environment for Greater Melbourne, driving the engine room of new services and innovation on the ‘why’, ‘what’, and ‘how’ of water services.Now focusing on portfolio career including NED roles, advisory and consulting.I am excited by the opportunity and potential for the sector to lead the way in sustainable development, and provision of resilient and affordable services which address the strategic challenges and opportunities of climate change, urbanisation, and transitioning to a circular economy.Known for:• Developing and articulating vision and direction to set goals and cross ambition gaps with stakeholders and strategic partners, as reflected in the suite of leading-edge strategies which shape sustainable and affordable water services for the region. • Fostering a culture of innovation and bringing ideas to life, successfully developing new programs, markets, and approaches to enhance environmental performance and/or lower cost to customers with rigorous optioneering and investment analysis.• Connecting different contexts and concepts for creative synergy & new solutions.• Spanning policy and strategic breadth, and technical depth, on current and emerging issues in water, environmental management and urban development.• Shaking up the status quo using highly developed conceptualisation, analytical and strategic problem-solving skills to re-frame and address challenges in complex and uncertain environments.• Bringing to group situations a care, curiosity, optimism, and resourcefulness to extract value which engages and develops top industry professionals to grow and achieve.• Drawing on experience working with water and land management agencies, state/local government, regulators, policy makers, consultants, and designers/builders. This background includes membership of a variety of cross-sector executive governance forums including advisory boards, expert consultative committees, and strategic steering groups.• Working with boards in policy development, strategy formulation and implementation, management of significant business risks and opportunities, major investment program development & approval, and key compliance and regulatory interfaces.