Alex Hegarty
Sectors
Public Policy, Environment & Climate Change
Skills
Diversity and inclusion, Due diligence, Governance & institutions, Policy design, Policy evaluation & reform, Quantitative methods & modelling
Alex is a researcher and analyst with broad skills and in-the-field experience across public policy and integrated environmental management.
With a background in public-sector research, Alex previously worked for both the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, which funds environment and climate research.
Alex’s cross-sector experience includes:
- Community consultation, including using revealed and stated preference techniques to model community preferences.
- Non-market valuation of environmental resources.
- Biodiversity and conservation research and analysis.
Alex holds a Bachelor of Science with double major in Marine Science and Natural Resource Management and from the University of Western Australia, and Honours in Environmental Management. She is also a member of the Australasian Agriculture and Resource Economics Society (AARES).