Dr Trish Lavery is an academic and policy leader. She is passionate about embedding a deeper understanding of human behaviour into the centre of discussions on emerging technologies and trends. Trish has experience in applying futures, foresight and behavioural economics to help facilitate better executive and board decision making, more resilient long-term public policy and more effective corporate strategy. As a Futures Council Member, Trish is leading a large collaborative foresight project on the future of climate cooling technologies in collaboration with the OECD, Leeds University and the Centre for Future Generations, Brussel.

She is Senior Fellow of Futures and Human Behaviour at the Sympodium Institute of Strategic Communications, London, where she lectures on the intersection of foresight, behavioural psychology and intelligence tradecraft and Visiting Fellow at the School of Cybernetics, Australian National University where she lectures on anticipatory governance of emerging technologies.

Trish was the previous Strategic Foresight Counsellor of the OECD and remains a Member of the OECD Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence Futures. She has a PhD in climate science, and degrees in behavioural science and biological sciences (Hons).

Trish has previously worked on foresight projects and interventions with institutions including UN Institute of Disarmament Research, UN Development Programme, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, European Commission, Oxford University, University of Tokyo, EU Policy Lab, Centre for Engaged Foresight, NSW Health, World Economic Forum, Government of Lithuania, Seimas (Parliament) Lithuania, Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia, European Parliament, UN Project Office on Governance, Dubai Future Foundation, the National Economic and Development Authority, Philippines and the New Zealand Government.