Nick Grono

Deputy President & Chief Operating Officer
Brussels, Belgium

Crisis Group role:

Nick is responsible for the oversight and management of Crisis Group's programs and operations around the world. He also leads the organisation's strategic planning.

Areas of policy expertise:

• Conflict Prevention and Resolution
• State Failure
• International Justice
• Afghanistan and Pakistan
• Sudan

Professional background:

• Vice-President for Advocacy and Operations, Crisis Group, 2005-2008
• Director of Research, Crisis Group, 2003-2005
• Chief of Staff and National Security Adviser to the Australian Attorney General, 1998-2001
• Lawyer for Australian Government, 1996-1997, and commercial law firms, 1990-1992, 1994-1996
• Researcher, Goldman Sachs, London, 1992-1994

Education

• Masters in Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
• Bachelor of Laws with first class honours, University of Sydney Law School
• Master Class V maritime shipping certificate

Affiliations

• Member, International Institute for Strategic Studies
• Chair, Crisis Action
• Member, Expert Panel, Global Peace Index
• Member, Humanitarian Policy Group Advisory Group, Overseas Development Institute

Media

Recent opinion pieces and speeches can be found in the column on right of this page

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