About
Andrew MacLeod is a Board Member and Foundation Chair of the Principles for Social Investment and is a member of the United Nations Expert Group on 'Responsible Business and Investment in High-Risk Areas'. He is a patron of Swags for the Homeless, is on the advisory Board to the Big Issue, is an Ambassador for the Victorian Youth Mentoring Alliance and is an Ambassador for 'Welcome to Australia'.
Previously MacLeod was the CEO of the Committee for Melbourne and was a senior international humanitarian official, emergency management specialist and post disaster recovery expert who has led international teams in the world's most difficult of circumstances.
Andrew most notably served as Chief of Operations in the United Nations Emergency Coordination Centre in the International response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.
Andrew
Andrew has been awarded several decorations including the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for work in the Balkans (plus bar for the Great Lakes), the Australian Defence Medal and the Silver Medal for Humanity from the Motenegrin Red Cross.
An author of two fiction novels and a contributing author to non-fiction, he is a valued speaker and motivator.
A prize-winning photographer and keen traveller, Andrew is also a life member of Antarctic Circle Expeditioners and the Society of Antarctic Divers.
More information on Andrew can be found on Wikipedia here.
A Forceful Speaker
A forceful speaker with a strong message, Andrew MacLeod is often asked to relate experiences from Bosnia to Kosovo, Rwanda to Pakistan to draw lessons in leadership. Having coordinated massive relief campaigns, negotiated with military dictators and terrorists, MacLeod's experiences can enhance any senior leadership gathering.
MacLeod's "swimming pool moment" casts a refreshing but confronting look at the world of international aid and business demonstrating how leading companies can be more effective than the public sector at eradicating poverty.
Videos of Andrew speaking can be found here.
To book Andrew, contact ICMI Speaker's bureau here.
Author
Andrew's quick read "Novelette" Doing Good by Mistake takes a humorous but cynical look at the Aid world.
His contributions to academic tomes such as 'The Pulse of Humanitarian Assistance' add to the academic knowledge of the conduct of aid operations.
His Autobiography 'Life Half Done' is due in 2012.
Quick Read Novelette Doing Good by Mistake (eBook) here.
Quick Read Novelette Doing Good by Mistake (Paperback) here.
The Pulse of Humanitarian Assistance (non-fiction, contributing author) here.
The Children's Book Mr. Oli Goes Up the Mountain here.
Andrew's photography is recognised internationally. A keen amateur photographer, Andrew likes to share his images with a broad audience.
The following photo books are available and can be viewed by clicking the title:
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