About

Jack has extensive and varied experience in the introduction of new technologies in both corporate and community sector environments.  He has conducted extensive work on energy and climate policy, particularly in the Tasmanian context.

He assisted with the foundation and was Executive Officer of the Tasmanian Renewable Energy Alliance from its inception in 2013 until its closure in 2023. 

As the Executive Officer of Hepburn Wind in Victoria he was responsible for the development and management of the community co-operative of over 1900 members that has built and operates Australia’s first community-owned wind farm. 

Before becoming Executive Officer of Hepburn Wind, Jack worked on technology strategy and the implementation of new technologies through his company Backroad Connections Pty Ltd and for organisations including Telstra, the Centre for International Research on Communication and Information Technologies, the Victorian Office of Training and Further Education and Community Technology.