Director of Behavioural Insights in the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet
Dr Alex King is Director of Behavioural Insights in the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet and has headed up the Behavioural Insights Unit since it significantly expanded its scope and size in 2015. He has previously worked for the NSW and UK governments in a number of roles, including in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, planning and performance, environmental strategy, justice, horizon scanning, freedom of information and renewable energy policy. He has a PhD in theoretical astrophysics.