Rhys Edwards is the principal of RDME Consulting a boutique consulting firm working with governments, universities and the private sector.

Rhys is an experienced organisational leader having worked at the highest levels of the public sector including six years as Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Tasmania. He has a strong background in governance, leadership, economic development, innovation and major project facilitation.

Rhys is Chair of UTAS Innovation Ventures, a university owned commercialisation company, a Director of Aurora Energy, a large renewable energy retailer, an honorary senior research fellow at Melbourne University, a moderator for the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership, a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Salzburg Global Fellow.

Rhys enjoys working with clients at the intersection of government, education, social enterprise and the private sector to create new models for change and growth.