Our Team

Tom Parker is a China specialist with a focus on collaboration between Australia and China. Tom’s long term engagement with China has resulted in an impressive Chinese network and the ability to enable business outcomes. A fluent Mandarin speaker, Tom has worked in numerous organisations in China-focused program management. He has held roles in The Asialink Centre (Melbourne), Austrade (Beijing), Red Gate Gallery (Beijing) and as writer and reporter for the ABC in both China and Australia for Radio National’s Asia Pacific Program. Tom has managed programs and facilitated business and government partnerships in China for the City of Melbourne including the development of the China In-Country Professional Development Program. In 2007, Tom was keynote speaker at the CPA China Summit. Recent other clients include, the AFL, Lonely Planet, and the Melbourne Football Club.

 Tom incorporates a life-long passion for China into his professional life and began studying Chinese (Mandarin) at the age of 12. He has completed a Graduate Diploma of International Business Studies (in Mandarin) at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, a Graduate Diploma in Education and Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) with honours from Melbourne University and the Australian National University. Tom has also studied in the Advanced Chinese Language Program at the East China Normal University in Shanghai.