Sean Innis

Sean Innis is transforming himself into a modestly impoverished, but intellectually fulfilled, writer. He is a (semi) regular columnist for The Mandarin.

Before beginning his transformation, Sean was the principal of Damala St Consulting—which sounds grander than it is. When not writing, he is an associate at Queritas, a firm of consulting philosophers—which is as (ahem) profound as it sounds.

Sean is an Honorary Fellow at the Australian National University, an Adjunct Fellow at the University of New South Wales and a Senior Fellow at ADC Forum.

Most of Sean’s working life has been spent in and around the government. This includes as inaugural director of the ANU Public Policy Hub, and as Special Adviser to Australia’s Productivity Commission. Before that Sean had a 15-year senior executive career in the Australian Public Service.

In his early working life, Sean was an average university tutor and very, very average bank teller. Both experiences taught him a lot. He plays the guitar to the regular annoyance, and occasional delight, of his family.