Per Capita
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Per Capita is an Australian think tank. It is described as "a new independent think tank dedicated to the advancement of progressive public policy in Australia". It claims "Progressive ideas are currently not well represented in the intellectual marketplace – Per Capita wants to change that".
In March 2007, Per Capita appointed its first staff members. The Executive Director is David Hetherington and the Policy Director is Michael Cooney.
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[edit] Personnel
[edit] Staff
- David Hetherington, Executive Director in Sydney
- Michael Cooney, Policy Director in Melbourne.
- Dennis Glover
[edit] Board Members
- Evan Thornley, parliamentary secretary to Premier Steve Bracks
- Josh Funder, a venture capital investor
- Tom Bentley, former director of Demos
- Jane-Frances Kelly, previously a senior civil servant at the UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Tony Kitchener, a businessman.
[edit] External links
Cica, Natasha. "Think-tank industry about to lose slant to right", The Age, April 18 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.