Paul Grimes
Environment
CRC for Water Sensitive Cities Ltd
Australia
Biography
Dr Paul Grimes has had a diverse public sector career spanning a number of senior appointments at federal, state and territory government levels. Prior to his current role as an Independent Policy Advisor, Paul was Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and, before that, Secretary of the then Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Before joining the environment portfolio, Paul served as Associate Secretary (Domestic Policy) in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, leading the Group responsible for advising the Prime Minister on all aspects of domestic policy. This followed an appointment as Deputy Secretary, Budget Group in the Commonwealth Department of Finance. Paul holds PhD and Masters degrees in economics from the ANU, and an honours degree in economics from Flinders University.
Research Interest
Water, Population and Communities
