Prof John Wiseman is a Senior Research Fellow with Melbourne Climate Futures and Adjunct Prof, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. He is also Chair of the Board of The Next Economy.

Previous roles include Visiting Fellow, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, ANU; Deputy Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne; Director, McCaughey Centre for Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health; and Assistant Director, Policy Development and Research, Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet. John’s current research focuses on action to accelerate transitions to a just and resilient post-carbon economy. Recent publications include Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis: Wisdom and Action in the Long Emergency Palgrave 2021 and Building Prosperous, Just and Resilient Zero Carbon Regions, Melbourne Climate Futures, 2022.