Andrew MacLeod

Biography

Andrew MacLeod is an accomplished business leader, philanthropist and academic. He is a global Chairman and multi-national corporate Board Director. He fights for systematic change and brings a practical, experienced analysis to the link between sovereign and community risks and the valuation of major assets particularly in developing economies.

Andrew is Chairman of Griffin law, a board director at Consilium Strategies and Burnham Global, and heads up Kings College’s International Forensics project that tracks abusive sex tourists and aid workers through the DNA of children they leave behind. In this work Andrew is achieving justice for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. 

He is a former Senior UN official who ran massive natural disaster responses, negotiated humanitarian access with terrorists groups and served in conflict zones. Hs is the former Managing Director of an Australian based Superannuation fund, former Non Executive Director for New York based Cornerstone Capital and was a Senior Adviser to Homestrings in London. He was a member of the UN’s expert panel into business in high risk environments, part of the World Economic Forum Future of Civil Society project, an Affiliate Senior Associate to the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington DC, an adjunct Senior Lecturer at University of Tasmania and sat on the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board.

He assists numerous charities including The Big Issue (Australia), Swags for the Homeless and the Victorian Youth Mentoring Alliance. He maintains a Commission as an Australian Army Officer (reserve). He is the author of A Life Half Lived (New Holland Press) and is a recipient of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (twice) and the Australian Defence Medal and won the silver medal for the 200m butterfly at the 2002 World Master’s Games.

Topics

• Post Corona Virus planning
  MacLeod’s extensive experience in emergency and recovery planning allows him to bring insights and perspectives into how to buckle down for the Corona virus and more importantly how to plan your way out.
• What is happening in the world today?
  Trump, Brexit, the return not rise of China? What to make of the world today. Andrew gives a compelling historical narrative, places it in today’s context and asks audiences to think: How do I maximise opportunities and avoid risk in today’s world. He finishes with the unusual call that today is the most exciting time to be alive in human history.
• Corporate Leadership and Finance
  Andrew brings a unique knowledge set as a provider of capital through the superannuation fund he manages and the US based bank he is a director of, combined with his part experiences as an aid and community worker. He like few others, is well placed to chart a course through the delicate path of profitability and licence to operate. The world of finance is changing. Increased transparency both by community advocacy groups and the providers of capital put more and more pressure on companies to understand and adjust their business practices for greater external expectations around community behaviour and social risk. As an experienced business advisor, former member of Shared Value leadership council at Harvard University, a Visiting Professor at Kings College London and a provider of capital, Andrew can give direction to companies on how to maximise both community performance and profitability.
• Leadership and life
  Six wars and numerous natural disasters - Andrew has had to deal with them all. From negotiating with terrorists, to coordinating with military dictators. Andrew has faced life and death situations for him and for many thousands of people. Learn how he dealt with the circumstances and what lessons can be applied to business and to life.
• Risks and conflict
  What is happening to the world today? Risk confronts us from war to terrorism with Islamic State now managing to reach deep into the suburbs of Australia to recruit their new front line. Andrew has negotiated with terrorists and generals, he understands the motivation, methodology and modus operandi of these groups. He also understands the threats and ways for us to defeat the threat. If you want to understand where the world is at and how to map a path way forward, Andrew is your man.
• General
  Andrew is a dynamic and engaging speaker who works closely with conference organisers to ensure that his keynote is designed and tailored specifically for the audience and to meet the expectations of conference organisers. Andrew does not deliver a standard stump speech, rather each one is tailored for your audiences' needs.

Testimonials

Andrew was amazing. So engaging and with so much worthwhile, relatable and interesting examples.
VBA

Andrew MacLeod came to Wollongong to speak for me at the Students 4 Students Leadership Conference. Andrew was very easy to deal with and was excellent in the follow up for the event. Andrew sat on a Q&A panel at my event, and was provocative and engaging on what he said. Following on from his talk, Andrew, spent a lot of time mingling with students and answering all of their questions. I have now collated the feedback about the Conference, and many people have listed him as their favourite speaker of the Conference. Andrew is definitely a speaker that I would look at getting back to speak and comes recommended in the highest possible terms.
Program Coordinator - Leadership
Centre for Student Engagement
University of Wollongong

Andrew is an impressive and inspirational speaker on leadership, as well as a highly respected leader in his own right. When he has presented on leadership, audiences have consistently rated him highly on delivery and practical advice. His motivating style and progressive thinking are impressive aspects of his delivery. With a wealth of knowledge and experience from a highly successful track record of taking teams forward and delivering results, Andrew understands what is necessary to motivate people, and equally is able to impart this knowledge to his audience.
Rotary Australia

Andrew MacLeod is a leading thinker and pioneer in driving partnerships that are profitable for both business and the community. He is a compelling speaker with a commanding approach that had our entire audience engaged and inspired to shift their thinking and take initiative toward a much smarter way of operating. Andrew was a pleasure to work with and his professional manner and interest in meeting client expectations and delivering a high quality result stood out as a real point of difference. Andrew has the courage to ask the hard questions and challenge people to work at a higher level of meaning and purpose! 
The Facult and CPO Forum