Directors
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Geoff Allen AM, Director
Geoff is the Founder of ACG, and Founder and Chairman of the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs. Geoff advises government departments and leading Australian and multinational companies on public policy issues, regulatory risks, government-business relations, best practice public affairs ...Read more
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Les Trudzik, Executive Chairman
Les both leads the firm and is active across ACG’s consulting practices. Les specialises in strategy, policy formulation and performance analysis, and has extensive experience across education and training, research and innovation, Indigenous affairs, justice ...Read more
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Jerome Fahrer, Deputy Chairman
Jerome leads ACG’s competition policy practice, and advises corporate and government clients on energy and climate change, payment systems, telecommunications, wagering, and competition and regulation policy.Read more
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Mayela Garcia, Associate Director
Mayela has extensive experience in economic analysis and the application of quantitative tools to the review of government policies and programs. Her experience includes economic evaluation of contemporary issues using economy-wide models...Read more
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Vince FitzGerald, Director
Vince’s areas of expertise include public policy, regulation and economics, including saving and superannuation, Commonwealth-state financial relations, skills training, and financial and trade practices regulation.Read more
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Dana Hutchins, Associate Director
Dana is an economist specialising in health and social policy analysis and advice. Her work emphasises quantitative analysis, often combined with qualitative analysis, to support sound policy and program outcomes.Read more
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Anne Irvine, Associate Director
Anne’s expertise is in public affairs, advising companies and public sector organisations. She has experience in stakeholder relations, reputation research projects and reviews of community investment, the not-for-profit sector and public affairs performance.Read more
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Peter Noonan, Director
Peter’s areas of expertise and interest are in education and training policy, financing, strategic planning and evaluation. Over more than 20 years, Peter has played a major role in shaping policy directions in vocational education and training (VET), higher education and post-compulsory education in Australia.Read more
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Kerry Barwise, Director
Kerry specialises in strategic economic advice regarding competition policy and regulatory change, with particular expertise in the intersection of economic, social and environment policy.Read more
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Wayne Burns, Director
Wayne leads ACG’s public affairs practice area, which advises corporations and public sector organisations on corporate responsibility and corporate reputation, ethics, and transparency in corporate governance.Read more