Dr Cameron Allen is a sustainability scientist and international expert in sustainable development and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Cameron applies his expertise in sustainable development transformations, integrated assessment, scenario planning, and system dynamics modelling to guide policy, investment and lifestyles that deliver a more prosperous, equitable and sustainable future.  Cameron’s recent research interests include the acceleration of sustainability transitions, interactions among multi-system transitions and their synergies and trade-offs, understanding key tipping points, impediments and enabling conditions for transformations, and modelling transformation pathways to achieve the SDGs and long-term sustainable wellbeing.

Cameron has 20 years of professional experience working with research institutions, the United Nations, the Australian Government and international NGOs and organizations. He is currently a Research Fellow at Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Science Lead supporting the UN Global Sustainable Development Report, and Adjunct Lecturer at UNSW. Cameron has worked as a UN advisor on the SDGs, green economy, and national statistics, and also worked as a manager in the Australian Department of Climate Change, Department of Environment, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Cameron’s research and projects are interdisciplinary with a focus on practical problem solving and actionable science, and responds to growing demand from governments, business, and other stakeholders to better understand and navigate an increasingly complex and uncertain future to achieve sustainable wellbeing.  His qualifications include a PhD and MPhil in sustainable development, a Master of Environmental Management, a Bachelor of Science, and a Bachelor of Business. Cameron has published widely in the fields of sustainable development, sustainability science, and environmental science and policy.