Mike Young

• Professor, Water and Environmental Policy
  University of Adelaide

Formerly, 30 years with CSIRO; established Policy and Economic Research Unit. With the University of Adelaide: former Inaugural Executive Director, Environment Institute; Research Chair in Water and Environmental Policy. 2013-14, Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies, Harvard. Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Distinguished Fellow, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. Member, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. Author. Associate Editor, Ecological Economics; Member, 12 editorial boards. Recipient, honours and awards, including: Land and Water Australia Eureka Award for Water Research (2006); Centenary Medal for outstanding service through environmental economics (2003); named South Australian of the Year in the Environment Category (2008); Green Australian of the Year (2005), and one of the 10 most influential people in water policy reform (2006), Canberra Times; person most likely to change the shape of the place, South Australian media (2008); Honorary Professorship, University College London.