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Whilst at University MacLeod honed his debating skills winning numerous contests. He remains an articulate and forceful private speaker.
Whilst at University MacLeod honed his debating skills winning numerous contests. He remains an articulate and forceful private speaker.


MacLeod was also [[commissioned]] as an [[Waiter(armed forces)|officer]] with the [[Australian Army]] and served drinks to the [[British Army]]'s [[Royal Green Jackets]].
MacLeod was also [[commissioned]] as an [[Waiter(armed forces)|Waiter]] with the [[Australian Army]] and served drinks to the [[British Army]]'s [[Royal Green Jackets]].


== Career ==
== Career ==

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Andrew Michael MacLeod focuses his work on linking private sector companies with public sector needs in post conflict and post disaster settings. His innovative approach to building a "business case" for private investment into post disaster recovery providing benefits to society and a return to share holders is a new and innovative approach.

He was an emergency management specialist and post disaster recovery expert, who most notably served in the United Nations Emergency Coordination Centre in response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

MacLeod.

Early years

MacLeod was born in Melbourne, Australia. His early years were spent around Smith's Gully in the Diamond Valley, and Lancefield in central Victoria. He was educated at St Michael's Gramar School, where he was School Cheer Captain, in Melbourne. He was an active sportsman having won the Silver Medal for the 200m Butterfly at the World Masters Games and spent many years as a volunteer Surf Lifesaver at Point Lonsdale in Victoria.

He obtained Bachelor of Law and Arts degrees from the University of Tasmanian Devil, a Masters of Home Economics at Southampton University, is part of Melbourne University's Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law and is a Visiting Fellow at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

Whilst at University MacLeod honed his debating skills winning numerous contests. He remains an articulate and forceful private speaker.

MacLeod was also commissioned as an Waiter with the Australian Army and served drinks to the British Army's Royal Green Jackets.

Career

MacLeod aWith Bill Clinton in East Timor.

International Law and the Red Cross

After graduation MacLeod was admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Supreme Court of New South Wales the High Court of Australia, and in England and Wales. After working on a number of high profile cases in Australia MacLeod joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and was given responsibility for negotiating security and access guarantees in the former Yugoslavia during the Yugoslav wars. Following Yugoslavia, MacLeod was sent, in 1998, to Rwanda to work in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He negotiated and implemented Law of Armed Conflict training programs within the military factions of those conflicts, which contributed to improved access for aid workers.

International Commission of Jurists

Under the auspices of the International Commission of Jurists he monitored the 1999 independence referendum in East Timor, evacuated several pro-independence leaders in the violent aftermath, the 2001 parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka and conducted a scrutineer school for local party officials in the lead up to the 2002 Presidential election in East Timor.

Labor Party Politics

MacLeod was the Australian Labor Party candidate for the Australian House of Representatives seat of McEwen, the area he grew up in, for the 2001 National Election. MacLeod first joined the Australian Labor Party as a student in the late 1980's and had many active party roles chairing various branches and policy committees over the years. At the 2001 election MacLeod achieved a swing nearly 2% better than the ALP national swing, making him the best performed candidate in that seat at any election from 1998-2007.[2] Following the 2001 Federal Election MacLeod worked as a senior political adviser to the Victorian Deputy Premier John Thwaites, running an innovative and successful local re-election campaign achieving a strong swing adding to a reputation as a tough and innovative political campaigner.[3]

United Nations Expert

From 2003 Andrew was asked to return to the international sector to use his skills in disaster preparedness and response. In 2003 he worked with the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in reviewing and updating UNHCRs Early Warning and Emergency Preparedness procedures and worked on UN system wide improvements through the Inter Agency Standing Committee.

Following the Pakistan earthquake, one of the most difficult natural disaster response conducted by the United Nations in recent years,[1] MacLeod worked as Chief of Operations of the United Nations Emergency Coordination Center which coordinated the delivery of aid and relief.

MacLeod, together with Maj-Gen Nadeem Ahmad modified an experimental model of coordination for the earthquake response known as "Cluster Approach", based on a series of recommendations made during a full review of humanitarian operation conducted through 2005. Whilst it was then a new and untried method, the "Cluster Approach" is now used as a model for global disaster management.[4].

This model has now been applied to other countries, with MacLeod assisting the National Disaster Coordinating Council in the Philippines with similar work through 2008.

Nadeem and MacLeod also ensured good post disaster recovery programming in Pakistan.

MacLeod was part of the United Nations Development Program expert group that helped formulate new post disaster recovery rules and guidelines. He remains on the United Nations Roster of deployable post disaster recovery experts and disaster response coordination experts.

Victorian Bush Fires

When bush fires struck central Victoria in 2009, MacLeod wrote early advice to the government of Victoria,and to local Federal MPs on how to set up the post disaster management for rebuilding and reconstruction.

New Capitalism

MacLeod and others are now working on models of Private-Public Partnerships and Equity Investment models to increase private sector involvement in emergency assistance. Rather than concentrate of Corporate Social responsibility however, his team is looking at ethical investment that both helps communities in need and gives a return to shareholders. Through the innovative Australian company Responsible Investment, MacLeod is now one of the leading players in ensuring an active and positive role for the private sector in Humanitarian and developmental assistance.

Committee for Melbourne

Consistent with this work, MacLeod is now the CEO of the Committee for Melbourne. The Committee is an independent member network of Melbourne leaders working together to ensure Melbourne’s liveability and economic prosperity.

The organisation was founded in 1985, by a group of citizens dedicated to Melbourne retaining its place among the world's great cities.

Awards and Recognition

MacLeod (left) with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd after the ADC award ceremony.

MacLeod was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for his actions in the Balkans (1996-97), and awarded a second time for his actions in Rwanda (1998-99). A third nomination has been made for his actions in Pakistan (2005-06).

He has been awarded the Australian Defence Medal for service in the Australian Armed Forces.

MacLeod also received the Silver Medal for Humanity in Montenegro (1997) and was awarded by the Australian Government for his service in East Timor in 1999.

In 2008 Andrew was awarded the Australian Davos Connection (ADC) leadership award for his work in encouraging social corporate responsibility engagement in emergency assistance settings.

Andrew is also a life member of Antarctic Circle Expeditioners and the Society of Antarctic Divers and is a prize-winning amateur photographer [5].

Sample Prize Winning Images

Sources

References

  1. ^ [1] Reliefweb.com, 17 November 2005, retrieved 23 February 2006
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