Anthony Bubalo

Anthony Bubalo joined Asia Society Australia in July 2023 as its Chief Executive Officer. He has over a decade of experience as a senior executive leading research, not-for-profit and consulting organisations. Over a career spanning 30 years he has worked as an Australian diplomat, intelligence analyst, speechwriter, and think-tank researcher. Anthony was the Chief Operating Officer of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and a Principal at the international management consultancy, Nous Group. He was one the founding researchers at the Lowy Institute where he established its West Asia Program. Between 2012 and 2018 he was the Lowy Institute’s Research Director and Deputy Director. Anthony has published research on Islamist, energy security and geostrategic connections between the Middle East and Asia, and on Australian sports diplomacy in Asia. He is the author of Remaking the Middle East, published by Penguin Random House Australia. He has written for Australian and international publications including The Australian, the Australian Financial Review, the Financial Times, Asahi Shimbun, Foreign Policy, The National Interest, and The New Republic. Between 1991 and 2003, Anthony worked in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). He served as an Australian diplomat in Saudi Arabia and Israel. From 1997 to 1998 he was seconded to the Office of National Assessments, where he was the senior Middle East analyst. He was DFAT speechwriter twice, in 1999 and 2003.