Alan joined the Open Government Partnership in August 2018. He was previously the Australian OGP Point of Contact, and an executive and lawyer with the Australian Government, having worked across the Departments of the Attorney-General, and Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Alan also has a strong civil society background focused on social inclusion and civic participation. He was previously the youngest and longest-serving member of the Board of Directors of Oxfam Australia, one of Australia’s largest international development organisations. After attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, he was also commissioned to help grow the Forum’s Global Shapers Community, which supports young changemakers across the world. Previously, Alan served as Chair of Australia’s peak body for young people, as Special Envoy for Young People to the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, and on the Australian National Commission for UNESCO.