John is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean - Learning and Teaching for the Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics. He is an Australian commmercial lawyer with over a decade of experience in private legal practice prior to becoming an academic. John commenced his full time academic career in 2006, and holds a PhD in tax law from the University of New South Wales. John is recognised as an international expert in the field of taxpayer rights and remedies and public authority accountability and continues to publish and present in the field both nationally and internationally.

John joined Monash University in 2019, having held previous academic leadership roles as a Director of Teaching, Campus Head, International Academic Partnerships Senior Advisor and Academic Director of Online Programs. John holds numerous teaching awards and also publishes and presents regularly in the field of hybrid and online teaching and learning.