John Connor (Director)

John Connor is the Chief Executive Officer of climate change research and advocacy group The Climate Institute, based in Australia, ensuring high level analysis and information are introduced to the climate debate. John is a lawyer with a diverse background including as a researcher for former Independent member of NSW Parliament Dr Peter Macdonald, as a leader in environment organisations like the Australian Conservation Foundation, and as a co-convenor of the Make Poverty History campaign while working at World Vision.

John has worked on numerous government advisory panels, most recently for the Prime Minister’s Task Group on Energy Efficiency, and is a member of Westpac’s Customer Consultative Council, the Board of the Environment Defenders Office, the Commonwealth Government’s NGO Roundtable on Climate Change, the NSW Government’s Climate Council, and is a “Governator” with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.