About Ed

Hi! I’m Ed. To understand my career, you have to understand I’m passionate about innovation and security.

Throughout my media career, I’ve been delighted to cover stories and create content in fields like finance, renewable energy, and technology, about the ‘change makers’ creating innovative solutions that make our lives better. I also have first-hand experience with innovation. Through the past decade, I built my own digital media business, which ultimately became Go Avanti Digital in 2018. The rise of the online era across my lifetime has been incredibly exciting, and engaging with its progress in the digital economy has been very fulfilling.

Equally, in the security space, I’ve reported on challenges to the safety of people, organisations, and communities, for various publications across the Asian, African, and Latin American regions, as well as during my time as Editor of CSO Australia, a nationwide cyber security publication. My specialisation in security is also informed by my academic background and engagement with the legal sector.

I hold honours degrees in arts and law, and I completed a politics thesis on, ‘Obama’s Asia: The Pivot and Regional Pressure Points’. During my legal studies, I completed placements with Westjustice’s Family Violence Division and Victoria Police Prosecutions, where I saw first-hand how challenging it can be to obtain remedies for incidents of online abuse and endangerment. These experiences informed the pursuit and completion of my law thesis on, ‘Can Enhancing Individual-Based Privacy Laws Adequately Respond to Challenges in the Online Arena?’.

Thereafter, in November 2021, I was admitted as an Australian lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria, and – after initially continuing my work in the media sector for some years following admission – made the move towards ongoing legal practice in 2024.

For me, innovation and security are like two wings of a bird. Our businesses and our communities are at their best when both are strong. That’s why they’re my passions, and why they’ve been the two pillars of my career.