About Chris
An eternal optimist, Chris is inspired by ideas that make the world a better place. Chris brings this energy to his work by always looking for opportunities to create positive impact through inclusive engagement, clear strategy and practical action.
Drawing on a broad background spanning both physical and social sciences, Chris brings a balanced and open-minded approach tackling to complex challenges. He empowers others to see challenges and opportunities from new perspectives using systems thinking. Chris is also a skilled facilitator known for his thoughtful workshop design, approachable engagement style, and for listening deeply to surface insights that matter.
Prior to joining Cube, Chris held multiple project and policy roles in the Victorian Public Service. Chris’ public sector experience includes leading large-scale renewable energy programs and developing core climate change aspects of state water policy. Chris has also put his skills and abilities to good use in a volunteer capacity delivering youth leadership programs.
When not at work Chris can usually be found exploring the outdoors with his young family, embarking on his latest gardening project (mostly trying to keep the possums out of his apple trees) or savouring the rare quiet moments with a good book or cryptic crossword.
Experience | Highlights
Chris' recent work includes:
Strategic and Organisational Planning
- Defining clear strategic directions and leading extensive staff and stakeholder testing for a key Victorian social justice agency.
- Leading strategic planning, staff engagement and business planning for a core Victorian integrity body.
- Shaping a re-set of the strategic directions and a ‘back to basics’ strategic plan for a statewide land management authority navigating a period of significant organisational change.
- Developing a strategy to fuel the Victorian screen economy’s long-term growth, leveraging deep engagement with government and industry stakeholders.
- Designing tools and engagement processes to guide business planning for a lead emergency services agency.
- Shaping core features of a foundational strategic plan for a lead emergency services agency.
- Crafting strong foundations for long term strategic plans in multiple Victorian regions, building shared visions for the future across regional leaders.
- Supporting a key Victorian Government delivery agency’s annual business planning process with facilitated executive, leadership, and all-staff sessions to gather broad perspectives on organisational priorities.
- Facilitating strategic planning sessions with the Board of Blue Light Victoria as part of Cube’s Good Things program.
Engagement, Partnerships and Collaboration
- Designing and facilitating high-stakes engagement with public sector Boards, executive teams and influential stakeholder groups across multiple sectors including infrastructure, healthcare and the arts.
- Supporting impactful engagement activities for a State-wide program of Local Jobs Forums for Jobs Victoria, and leading analysis and reporting of the findings
- Leading deep stakeholder engagement and refining strategic directions Climate Active, a Commonwealth Government climate action program.
- Designing and leading consultation with a diverse range of stakeholders with interest in the regulatory reforms for rehoming cats and dogs in Victoria.
Organisational Performance and Review
- Leading deep review, re-design and engagement on the operating model and organisational design of a key Victorian regulator to enact significant regulatory changes.
- Coordinating rapid ‘diagnostic’ reviews of operating practices for Commonwealth and State agencies, defining practical interventions for improved performance.
Education | Accreditation | Boards
Bachelor of Environments (Landscape Management) – Honours (Sociology)
Certified Associate Project Management, Project Management Institute
