Dr. Chris Mcdonald
Director
Geology Mining and Earth Science
Mining Congress Speakers
Canada
Biography
"Chris has experience in a range of leadership roles in government and academia. This includes executive and management level roles in regional and rural development, planning and infrastructure policy with the State Government of Victoria. He currently works as a Policy Analyst in the Regional Development Policy Division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which includes management of the Territorial Review of the Northern Sparsely Populated Areas (NSPA) and the National Territorial Review of Peru. This review was recently completed and included 14 regions in the northern areas of Norway, Finland and Sweden. Chris's undergraduate qualification is in urban planning and he has a PhD in regional development. He has published on these subjects in peer review journals, and has undertaken teaching and lecturing roles in public policy, regional development and economic geography. Chris also has experience as a consultant to the government and university sectors in Australia."
Research Interest
Geology Mining and Earth Science
