Sara Bice is Professor, Co-Founder and Director, I2S (Institute for Infrastructure in Society) at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, where she serves as Special Advisor, Executive Education. Prior roles within Crawford include Head, Policy and Governance Department.

Sara’s research agenda is cross-cutting and deeply engaged with industry and government. Her work helps governments, communities and corporations negotiate the impacts of major projects, with an aim to mitigate environmental and social risks and optimise potential benefits.

Sara is Past President, International Association for Impact Assessment, the world’s leading organisation for impact assessment practitioners, researchers and clients, representing almost 7,000 members in 120 different countries. She is an award-winning author and facilitator, with recent awards including the College of Asia and the Pacific Teaching Excellence Award, ANU Vice-Chancellor's High Commendation for Education Excellence and the 2020 IAIA Outstanding Service Award for service to the profession of impact assessment.

Sara is Co-Founder and Director of ANU spin-off, Next Generation Engagement. She serves on the Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme Advisory Board for the Social Practitioner Specialisation Certification Scheme. Past roles include time in Beijing as Professor (Special International Guest) at Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management and Deputy Director, Melbourne Energy Institute.

Qualifications and Expertise

PhD (Social Science), The University of Melbourne
Master of Arts (International Development and Gender Studies), 1st class honours; The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Mass Communication; Women’s Studies), Magna cum Laude, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Graduate Certificate, Research Commercialisation, Melbourne Business School

Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors