Title
Managing Director
Company
Howard Partners
Bio
Dr John H Howard is a highly regarded policy analyst with knowledge, skills and experience in industry and innovation policy, management strategy, university-industry engagement, and regional innovation ecosystems. He has a track record of achievement in:  

- Innovation policy analysis, research, and advice. 
- University engagement with industry. 
- Management strategy, strategic planning, organisation design. 
- Government program review and evaluation.
- Regional development and regional innovation systems. 

John’s professional knowledge, skills and experience in the fields of innovation, management consultancy and public policy provides a unique combination of capability that has been applied in an extensive portfolio of successful commissions and assignments for government, business, universities and the non-government (NGO) sector over a 25-year period.  

He holds a PhD (The University of Sydney, Innovation, university-business-government relations), a Master of Arts in Public Policy (University of Canberra), and an Honours Degree in Economics (University of Tasmania). 

John is an Adjunct Professor in the Business School, University of Technology Sydney and an Adjunct Professor and Academic Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra.