Matthew Lesh, Fellow

Matthew Lesh is Country Manager for Freshwater Strategy. He was Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and was formerly Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute.

He is also the author of Democracy in a Divided Australia (2018). Matthew graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours) and completed a Masters in Public Policy and Administration at the London School of Economics where he received the Peter Self Prize for Best Overall Result.

Matthew is a former Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs (Australia). He has also worked for Australian politicians, in digital communications, and founded a mobile application development start-up. 

He tweets as @matthewlesh.