Anthony (Tony) Slatyer is a consultant in water policy and governance.  Tony is a founding member of the Water Policy Group. He is currently engaged as Special Adviser on Water to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and as Water Policy and Strategy Adviser to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). His other current water sector roles include being a member of the Advisers group to the High Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), member of the International Advisory Committee to the Dushanbe process, member of the Water Initiative for Net Zero (WINZ) advocacy team and member of the UNESCO-Water Future Task Force on Science-Policy Interlinkages. Tony’s professional background is as a senior official in the Australian Government for which he has been awarded the Public Service Medal for services to national water policy.  He has degrees in Laws and Arts from the Australian National University, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.