Colin is the Executive Director of the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre (MEC) and a Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics/Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne.

MEC runs a range of accelerators for researchers, professional staff, university students and alumni as well as development programs for academic researchers and doctoral students who are interested in having a community impact with their research.

Colin is also a member of the Investment Committee for the University’s Genesis Pre Seed venture fund, in conjunction with the Breakthrough Fund Victoria, a fund owned by the Sate Government of Victoria.

Colin has had an active role in 12 new ventures that have raised over $90 million in investment and a long career as a director of public and private companies.

Colin holds a BA, MBA and PhD, all from the University of Melbourne. His PhD examined the role of partnerships in the successful commercialisation of technology ventures, and he has also held academic appointments at the Haas School of Business at the University of California – Berkeley and the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge.

Colin was also a member of the Executive Committee that raised almost $200 million to construct the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre at the Austin Hospital, a public hospital located in Melbourne and his corporate career included senior management roles at Telstra, Goldman Sachs and the Australian Football League (AFL).