Ian Cronshaw is a former consultant whose work with the World Energy Outlook team in Paris focused on global coal, gas, and power developments. Prior to that, he was a Division Head at the International Energy Agency, with responsibility for analysing and reporting on developments in global gas, coal and power markets including nuclear and renewables.

Mr Cronshaw also spent 36 years working with the Australian Federal Government on energy policy, ranging from reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency, renewables targets, oil and gas security, and energy technology, and, at The Australian National University, co-authoring a book on the regulation of unconventional gas production.