John Barber

Location: Australia
Language/s: English
With a background in lobbying, advocacy, administrative law and policy research, John applies a strategic approach to relationship management. He has over 20 years’ experience providing strategic advice and assistance to government and industry in relation to issues such as financial services, insurance, law reform and industry development and consolidation in the mining, health, superannuation and retail industries.
John has acted as a relationship strategist and coach for Federal and State government departments as well as leading businesses such as the Commonwealth Bank, AMP, BHPBilliton, Westpac and the ANZ Bank.
John’s highly developed research skills, his experience with the law and his strategic approach to issues management provide a strong conceptual foundation to his practice in cross cultural and complex high stakes relationship challenges with industry and government in Australia and Internationally.
John is recognised as a skilled and effective coach, facilitator and conference presenter who ensures that an understanding of the skills to strategically influence relationships are easily transferred to clients.