Our counsellors

  • Ambassador Thomas Shannon

    Domestic and foreign policy across the Americas

  • Dr Michal Meidan

    China’s energy and industrial policy

  • Peter Varghese AO

    India’s economy and politics

  • Rt Hon Sir Roderic Lyne KBE CMG

    Russia’s domestic and foreign policy

  • Haile Menkerios

    Conflict resolution across Africa

  • Sir Kieran Prendergast KCVO CMG

    Africa, Turkey and the wider Middle East

  • Mary Delahunty

    Impact investment and ESG

  • Dr Kerry Brown

    China’s domestic and foreign policy

  • Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG KC

    UK, Russia, the Middle East and China

  • Robert Danin

    Middle East

  • Ayman Amin Sejiny

    Gulf and MENA region, Islamic finance

  • Lynelle Briggs AO

    Transport, infrastructure and health sector

  • Nick Warner AO PSM

    Former Director General of Australia’s peak intelligence agency

  • Hajime Ito

    Japan

  • Anouk Honoré

    Gas market and decarbonisation

  • Simon Collis CMG

    Gulf and MENA region

  • Ambassador Yuji Kumamaru

    Japan

  • John McCarthy AO

    Asia

  • Margaret Jackson AC

    Corporate governance

  • Sir Anthony Salz

    Corporate governance and banking

  • Hon Warwick Smith AO

    China and energy

  • Lira Low

    Conflict resolution

  • Paulo Gomes

    Africa’s politics and policies

  • Jean-Marie Guéhenno

    International security

  • Tom Gregg

    Afghanistan and conflict resolution

  • Dr Ashok Sharma

    Foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific and India’s energy market

  • Paul Madden CMG FRGS

    Japan and Korea

  • Alex Barnes

    Energy market

  • Dr Andreas Baumgartner EMBS

    Central Asia and Europe

  • Major General Gus McLachlan AO

    Former senior Australian Army officer

  • Bruce McIver AM

    Logistics, resources and agriculture in Australia

  • David Russell AM RFD KC

    Middle East and tax laws

Our advisors and contributors

  • Professor William Overholt

    Contributor, China

  • Seong-hyon Lee

    Contributor, China

  • Anna Rabin

    Advisor, Africa

  • Donald Greenlees

    Advisor, East Asia

  • Dr Michael Baxter

    Advisor, Africa

  • Yew Boon Chia

    Advisor, Investment

  • Andrew Rosengren

    Advisor, Mining industry

  • Richard Gruppetta

    Advisor, Development

  • Frank Robert

    Advisor, Space & telecom infrastructure