Executive Director, Strategic Policy | WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Dr Alex King is Executive Director, Strategic Policy in the WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. His remit includes economic development strategies and policies including economic diversification, industry decarbonisation and the international education sector. He has previously worked for the NSW and UK governments in a number of roles, including as Director of the NSW Behavioural Insights Unit as well as in mining policy, corporate performance, environmental strategy, justice, horizon scanning, freedom of information, renewable energy policy and the UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. He has a PhD in theoretical astrophysics.