A strategic and interdisciplinary thinker, Dr Mitzi Bolton is passionate about finding and facilitating solutions to entrenched problems. 

Mitzi is particularly interested in how systems leverage points can connect science and policy to assist the transition to more sustainable futures. In recent years, her research has focussed on the question of if and how AI might be applied in that transition. This focus sees her routinely collaborate across disciplines and sectors to produce truly transdisciplinary research.

Mitzi has a strong track record in public sector, industry and academic leadership. Her research is driven by the 12 years she spent in the Victorian and Australian public sectors, in which she held an array of leadership and policy roles across both technical and administrative functions.

Mitzi is currently an Academic Advisor to the National Steering Committee of the prestigious Australia and New Zealand School of Government National Regulators Community of Practice. She is also former Chair of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (Vic) Sustainability Community of Practice, and a former non-Executive Director of the Australasian Land and Groundwater Association Ltd Board.

Research Interests

• Integrated decision-making and associated tools
• Optimising public decision-making
• Sustainable development