Hamish Simmonds is a strategist, researcher and educator whose work examines the relationships between technology, markets, institutions and public capability. He is currently a Strategy Advisor, where he advises senior leadership on commercial strategy, digital transformation, customer experience and organisational capability. Hamish also holds an academic appointment at the University of Melbourne, where he teaches postgraduate subjects covering digital transformation, strategic thinking, digital marketing and technology-enabled organisational change. His current research focuses on the political economy of artificial intelligence, AI-augmented work, digital public infrastructure, public technology and the institutional capabilities required to govern technological change. A related area of his work considers sustainable urban development, energy security, regenerative land-use systems and infrastructure governance. Hamish is interested in how technological change reshapes organisations, public institutions and economic systems, and how governance can support accountable, resilient and broadly shared outcomes.
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Management and Marketing