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, health and community services.
Major ACG projects led by Les include:
- independent reviews of policing and coordination and engagement activities in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory
- economic evaluations of research and design investment into bionic eyes, cyber infrastructure, precision agriculture using GPS technology, and plant and animal genomics
- analysis of vocational education and training (VET) strategic reforms, data access, economic value and apprenticeships
- review of secondary and higher education initiatives, including workforce development, content frameworks, statutory appointments processes, and capital resource strategies
- review of Victorian justice reform, court operations, registry processes and development of information technology strategies.
Les has over 20 years experience advising both public and private organisations. Prior to joining ACG, he held senior positions with KPMG and the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria. He is currently a Director with Bioplatforms Australia and Chairman of the University of Melbourne Industry Advisory Group.
Les was educated at the University of Melbourne and Chisholm Institute of Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours), a PhD (Operations Research), and a Graduate Diploma (Computing and Information Systems).
Contact Les
Please call +61 3 8650 6000
Please email l.trudzik@allenconsult.com.au
Related expertise
Further reading
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Coordination and collaboration in overcoming Indigenous disadvantage
Complex public policy issues often require collaborative responses that cross departmental lines. ‘Closing the gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is an issue requiring a collaborative response. -
Place-based and place-paced public policy
Policy interventions must generate solutions that address the concerns of local communities, and are attuned to the specific needs and capacity of residents.
Related reports
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Alcohol-related Harm and the Operation of Licensed Premises
This report was commissioned by the Victorian Department of Justice as part of a review of liquor license fees. In particular, the report investigates: the costs of alcohol-related harm in Victoria and the quantum of costs borne by the Victorian Government; the link between alcohol-related harm and the operation of licensed premises, including if licensees with certain characteristics or operating procedures have an increased risk of contributing to alcohol-related harm; and the different options for attributing costs to licensed premises through a risk-based licensing structure. This report was a key input to the design of the proposed risk-based licensing system in Victoria. -
Independent review of policing in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory : Policing further into remote communities
Review of policing in remote communities in the Northern Territory, including how to further policing by improving the services that are currently provided and by extending these services to more communities. The review makes recommendations around consistent service standards ; recruitment, training and development ; resource planning and funding considerations for extending policing to remote communities in the NT. -
Northern Territory emergency response evaluation report 2011
As part of the Commonwealth Government's review of the Northern Territory Emergency Response, the Allen Consulting Group has researched the effectiveness of coordination and engagement strategies with Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. -
NSW Government Employment and Economic Development Programs for Aboriginal people: Review of programs and broader considerations
This report commissioned by Aboriginal Affairs NSW reviews a number of NSW Government Aboriginal economic development and employment initiatives to determine their effectiveness in delivering the desired outcomes. -
Tenants’ experiences of the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing Property and Tenancy Management Reforms
ACG's report was jointly commissioned by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments. The project involved surveying tenants in remote Indigenous communities to better understand the impact of property and tenancy management reforms on residents. -
The cost of environmental regulation in Victoria
The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission engaged the Allen Consulting Group to assist in developing aggregate estimates of administrative, substantive compliance and unexpected delay costs associated with the most significant environmental regulations in Victoria. The results of this study formed the basis of Chapter 5 of the Commissions Draft Report for its 2008-09 Inquiry into Environmental Regulation in Victoria. -
The wellbeing of young Australians
This report presents a comprehensive summary of the wellbeing of Australia's young people, including the most recent international comparisons available. It provides an international perspective and sets a baseline for future monitoring of the wellbeing of young people, offering a unique perspective by comparing indicators of child and youth wellbeing between the total Australian population, the Australian Indigenous population and the best OECD/International country. This comparison provides an international barometer of children's wellbeing which can be used to guide policy direction in Australia. -
Victoria's greenhouse opportunity set: New growth prospects in a carbon constrained world
Work in this report highlights the broad influences that business planners should be focusing on in determining the markets and activities that they should be navigating towards in the years ahead. The report adopts an outlook of around twenty years for its analysis of climate and mitigation impacts.