Alexander Balas is a former investment manager at Invest Australia who has worked in various other roles across Australian government. He has travelled extensively through Asia and Europe, completed a masters in strategic and security studies at ADFA/UNSW with a thesis focused on statebuilding and peacekeeping, is working towards a postgraduate degree in International Law at the ANU, and is currently undertaking study in Geneva.

Alexander has also been involved in the Canbera operations of the Australia Japan Society, Asialink and the Australia India Business Council.

The views and opinions expressed are the author’s own and do not represent the views of any organisation the author is associated with.