Andrew Blyth is a senior member of staff at UNSW Canberra. More recently, Andrew was the former CEO of the ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a former chief of staff and senior adviser in the Howard Government. He holds an undergraduate degree in government and postgraduate qualifications in business and international relations. In 2012 he was awarded a Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Australia-US Alliance Studies that he used to conduct research at the University of Texas at Austin into off-grid energy solutions. He is a contributing author to The Long Road: Australia's train, advise and assist missions (UNSW Press, Sydney, 2017); The Ascent to Power, 1996: The Howard Government, Volume I (UNSW Press, Sydney, 2017), Back from the Brink, 1997-2001: The Howard Government, Volume II (UNSW Press, Sydney, 2018); Trials and Transformations, 2001-2004: The Howard Government, Volume III (UNSW Press, Sydney, 2019); The Desire for Change, 2004-2007: The Howard Government Volume IV (UNSW Press, Sydney 2021); and is co-editor (with Professor David Lovell) of The Art of Coalition: The Howard Government Experience, 1996-2007 (UNSW Press, Sydney, 2022). Andrew is currently researching the role and effectiveness of think tanks in the development of public policy through a professional doctorate at UNSW Canberra. Andrew has been admitted as a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.