Christopher Anderson Email & Phone Number

Canberra, Australia

• Advanced strategic objectives by promoting evidence-based decision-making. • Managed and envisioned policy-related projects and initiatives. • Engaged with key stakeholders and provided impartial, actionable advice. • Led an expanding directorate, strategic planning, and leadership.Key achievements include:• Operationalised the Rapid Research Information Forum: implemented a novel science policy advice mechanism to the Australian Government during the COVID-19 pandemic.• Team Expansion and Leadership: Grew the science-policy team from 3.5 to 10.8 FTE, cultivating an inclusive, safe, and collaborative work environment.• Policy Reform Advocacy: Championed major policy reforms, including a strategic review of the R&D system, securing the independence of the Australian Research Council, and achieving comprehensive fundamental research exemptions in defence export laws.• Science Policy Advice: Produced critical, independent reports on climate change risks to Australia and data-intensive research; independent science-policy roundtables on diverse topics such as mRNA technology, climate change, world heritage, greenhouse gas removal, the future of supercomputing, and nuclear science capacity; advice to government on key issues including the Great Barrier Reef, COVID-19 responses, research policy, carbon offsets, and the scientific use of data.• Strategic Planning: Developed and executed a strategic plan for the 2022 Federal Election, influencing the incoming government and helping to secure a grant for the International Science Council Asia Pacific Regional Focal Point.• Strategic Transformation Leadership: Led a strategic transformation of the policy approach, enhancing the Academy’s advisory and knowledge brokerage roles with the government.

Melbourne, Australia

Lead policy and political adviser for the Senator. In this role I provided leadership and strategic planning, stakeholder relations, operational decisions, day to day management of the office including staff across multiple locations, budgets and reporting

Melbourne, Australia

Lead adviser to the Shadow Minister on science, research and higher education (2013 to 2016) policy. In this role I advised on science and research policies and emerging issues, such as research-industry collaborations, university research funding and practice, issues around science agencies like CSIRO and ANSTO, and major international science collaborations and big science projects like the SKA. This included managing sensitive policy and political projects, like maintaining a bipartisan position on radioactive waste management.In this role I planned, managed and prepared high-quality policy briefings, reports, submissions and presentations including:- Briefings for Senate estimates preparation- Advice on policy and legislation- High level engagement with stakeholders - Develop and implement campaigns on portfolio issues- Prepare analysis of science, research and higher education policy, including rapid analysis of emerging issues for the Shadow Minister and his colleaguesAchievements included:- Developing, collaborating and succeeding in delivering key science and research policies for the 2019 Federal election, including “Science at the Centre of Government” the “Research in Australia” review, and a Northern Australia Marine Science Plan- Negotiating fiscal commitments in the Innovation, Industry & science portfolio- Developing policies related to the establishment of an Australian Space Agency, a Space Industry plan and a space industry cluster

Canberra Area, Australia

Lead adviser on international education and science, and assisting the Senior Adviser on Higher Education, developing policy proposals for international education and science

Graduate Diploma Of Scientific Leadership, Business Administration And Management, General

Master, Public Policy And Management

Batchelor Of Arts (Honours), History