Thom Woodroofe, 22, is a foreign affairs analyst com­bin­ing journ­al­ism, research, teach­ing and com­munity work to advance an under­stand­ing of Australia’s place in the world. A recent gradu­ate of Monash University Thom studied across North America, Europe and Asia as part of his degree, includ­ing at the University of California and the Institut de Hautes Études Internationales.

A freel­ance journ­al­ist on inter­na­tional affairs Thom fre­quently writes for the ABC, 7 Media, News Limited as well as Fairfax and has con­trib­uted to The Diplomat Magazine, the East Asia Forum and The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter. He is also a regular guest on ABC TV’s News Breakfast and The Drum. He has repor­ted on the ground from hot­spots such as Burma during par­lia­ment­ary elec­tions, com­mun­ist Cuba under Castro, and on the Middle East peace process from inside The West Bank. He has inter­viewed both the current and former Prime Minister and was respons­ible for break­ing an exclus­ive story con­cern­ing their rela­tion­ship impact­ing Australia’s attend­ance at the Asia-Europe Meeting last year which received wide­spread cov­er­age on ABC TV’s Insiders and 7.30 Report.

Thom is also a non-resident Associate Fellow of The Asia Society based in New York and on the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum based in Geneva. His wider research focuses heavily on the role of mul­ti­lat­eral insti­tu­tions includ­ing the future of the G20 as well as emer­ging regional archi­tec­ture.