John has 30 years’ experience in the global climate, clean technology, carbon markets and water sectors and previously led Deloitte’s decarbonisation and resilience work in Australia. He now works extensively with global clients on translating decarbonisation ambitions into practical economic, financial and strategic actions to build resilience. John is the co-founder of the Australian Climate Leaders Coalition and global lead for Deloitte’s work with the World Economic Forum on best practice climate governance for Boards. He is also Deloitte’s Global Lead for climate and nature in the Mining and Metals sector and US lead for the firm’s work on Nature Finance initiatives. 
John started his career in the oil & gas industry in Scotland and the Middle East, engineering roles in London and Adelaide before joining the Australian energy sector in corporate development. In 2007, John established Australian CleanTech, a boutique advisory firm that led the development of the cleantech sector ecosystem in Australia for ten years.
John is widely published with his most recent book, ‘Stories from 2030’, launched at the Glasgow COP26 conference in 2021, which sets out practical steps of what is likely to happen locally and globally over the next decade.