Elliot Stein is an experienced public policy leader, having worked across Australia and internationally. He has served at the highest levels of government, the not-for-profit sector and international development.

Elliot has previously served as Chief of Staff to Cabinet Ministers in the Federal, NSW and Queensland Governments; was Director of Public Diplomacy to the Australian Consulate-General in New York; and was Director of Government Relations for UNICEF Australia. He was most recently National Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications at St Vincent's Health Australia and has worked as a strategic communications consultant in the United States.

With almost two decades’ experience, Elliot has a strong track record in corporate affairs, strategy, governance and organisational leadership across some of Australia's most complex and trust-critical sectors.

Elliot holds a Masters in Public Policy and Governance, along with post-graduate qualifications in Climate Policy from the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. He has held positions as a Fellow of the McKell Institute and a Strategic Adviser to the Susan McKinnon Foundation. He writes regularly about public policy and geopolitics in publications including Capital Brief, the Lowy Institute Interpreter and The Mandarin.