Jon Welsh
Principal Climate Analyst & Economist
Jon’s specialised skills include evaluating investment risk and farm technologies as well as analysing and communicating the cyclical nature of key climate influences affecting Australian agriculture. Jon has 25 years of hands-on livestock and grain production experience and is also an alumnus of the Rabobank Executive Development Program. Jon has proven to be a versatile agricultural consultant, undertaking commercial board advisory on large-scale agricultural developments and infrastructure, government policy recommendations, ASX resource sector sustainability strategic planning, expert witness analysis, leading complex grant funding submissions, as well as performing core economic and sustainability research tasks. Jon has authored many high-impact economic and climate-related journal publications and is recognised in the Deans Honours list for academic excellence at the University of Melbourne. B.Ag.Ec.(UNE), M.Agrib (UoM). Exec. Man. (MGSM). He enjoys playing most sports and is active in community events, fundraising, and coaching junior rugby and athletics. Jon also has a keen interest in their family’s livestock business in northern NSW. .