Core expertise

Economist
Policy adviser
Strategic adviser
Policy frameworks

Biography

Rod specialises in large-scale innovation, at the levels of systems and societies. He works across policy, practice and research to support the design of innovation institutions and the development of innovation ecosystems. He is a Director of Save the Children Australia, the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, and the independent think tank Per Capita. He has also been a Director of the Victorian Government’s Centre of Excellence in Intervention and Prevention Science and the Australian Government’s National Sustainability Council. As Chair, he oversaw the growth of Hands on Learning Australia into a world-leading educational intervention.