Andrew MacLeod
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Andrew MacLeod | |
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Victoria, Australia | |
Alma mater | University of Tasmania University of Southampton University of Melbourne King's College London |
Andrew Michael MacLeod is an Australian/British philanthropist, businessman, author, humanitarian lawyer, and former aid worker.
MacLeod is currently chairman[when?] of private equity firm Macson Investments, CEO and chair of British-based Griffin Law, a non-executive director of Saudi-based Arabian Leopard Fund, UAE-based Burnham Global, and has several senior visiting and governance roles at universities in Australia and the UK. He was formerly a humanitarian official with both the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations. He is co-founder of Swiss/US charity Hear Their Cries. He maintains a Commission as an Australian Army reserve officer.[citation needed]
He served as Chief of Operations of the United Nations Emergency Coordination Centre in the
.Early life and education
MacLeod was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was educated at St Michael's Grammar School in Melbourne, where he was Captain of the School,[6] and obtained his combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tasmania in 1993, where he also swam for the Sandy Bay swimming club.[7]
MacLeod also holds a Master of Laws (International Law) from the University of Southampton and a Graduate Diploma in International Law from the University of Melbourne. In 2021 MacLeod finished a course of theological studies and was awarded an Associateship of King's College, the AKC.[citation needed]
Career
Humanitarian
MacLeod worked with the
From 2003 to 2005 MacLeod was head of Early Warning and Emergency Preparedness for
MacLeod became critical of the lack of effectiveness and efficiency of the United Nations as he saw it. He raised a number of criticisms of the humanitarian system in his book "A Life Half Lived", including the UN's failure to crack down on UN staff
Philanthropist
MacLeod is a co-founder and co-funder of HearTheirCries.org a Swiss association fighting sexual abuse in the Aid industry. HTC is also a 501(c)(3) Charity in the United States.[12]
Genetic genealogy
Following the
Macleod's techniques have resulted in court orders against fathers requiring them to pay child support and allow children to assert nationality rights based on patriality.[13]
Business
Between 2010 and 2012, MacLeod served as CEO of the
Academic
He served as a Visiting Professor at
China and One Belt One Road
Professor MacLeod is a public policy expert focusing on a number of issues including China's
Published works
MacLeod is the author of A Life Half Lived published by New Holland Press in 2013.[17]
Sport
MacLeod won the silver medal for the 200m Butterfly at the World Masters Games in 2002.[18]
Awards and honours
MacLeod is a recipient of the Australian Defence Medal for his service as an Army Reserve Officer.[10]
He was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal twice. He was awarded the Deakin University Distinguished Fellows award, the University of Tasmania Foundation Distinguished Alumni award and the Young Britons Foundation Global Award for Freedom.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Interview with Andrew MacLeod, head of UN Emergency Coordination Centre". IRIN News. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "The vision's splendid, but now 'time's up'". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ "Leadership – Principles for Social Investment". Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Galacho, Olga (11 November 2010). "UN picks Melbourne for new HQ". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Melbourne to HQ Global CSR Secretariat". Pro Bono News. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Undergraduate Course Guide" (PDF). University of Tasmania. 2010–2011. p. 56. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Humanitarian leadership in action". Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b Dowling, Jason (24 December 2009). "Man of action takes on city role". Melbourne: The Age online. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Search Australian Honours". It's an Honour – Australia Celebrating Australians. Australian government Awards. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ here.
- ^ https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/allSearch.do?ein1=&names=Hear+their+cries&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&dispatchMethod=searchAll&city=&state=All+States&country=US&postDateFrom=&postDateTo=&exemptTypeCode=al&deductibility=all&sortColumn=orgName&isDescending=false&submitName=Search [dead link]
- ^ a b "The Children Left Behind". The ISHI report November 2020. Promega. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ McLeod, Andrew (17 January 2012). "Neighborhood – Andrew MacLeod steps down as Committee for Melbourne CEO". The Docklands Magazine online. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "People | Department of War Studies | King's College London".
- ^ see youtu.be/bLI_ObrZhqQ
- ^ A Life Half Lived. plus.google.com/106713970584830357903.
- ^ "World Masters Games Day 6". 12 October 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2011.