James Bradfield Moody

Biography

TOPICS: MC, SCIENCE, INNOVATION, FUTURIST

James Bradfield Moody is currently the General Manager, International Development for the national research organisation CSIRO. In this role he is responsible for fostering CSIRO’s global development agenda, including access to overseas talent, creating research projects of international significance and helping Australia gain access to foreign knowledge, infrastructure and intellectual property.

Dr James Bradfield Moody has been heavily involved with the United Nations, representing youth and the space generation, and from 2000-02 was co-facilitator and Australian representative of the 40 strong youth advisory council to the UN Environment Program (UNEP).He was also a founder and co-chair of the Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the UN Program on Space Applications and a member of the Science and Technology delegation to the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. Dr James Bradfield Moody was a member and executive secretary of the taskforce on Science and Technology for the Millennium Development Goals and was invited to attend the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader of Tomorrow in 2003.

In 2000, Dr James Bradfield Moody was named Young Professional Engineer of the Year and was also awarded Young Queenslander of the Year and the following year he was awarded Young Australian of the Year in Science and Technology. He was chosen by Engineers Australia to be one of the top 100 most influential engineers in Australia and in 2007 named by Boss Magazine as one of their young executives of the year.

Based in NSW – travels everywhere