Larissa Brisbane
Dept of Planning and Environment NSW
Team Leader, Strategic Evaluation
Sydney
It was only a short step from training in environmental science, and a background in cross-disciplinary problem-solving, to evaluation where I still ask 'why' and 'how do you know that'. I love hearing your stories of what you've done and what you've learned, especially in the areas of energy (stationary or transport), climate change, sustainability, disaster risk reduction and resilience. I have an environmental science degree and have worked across a range of environmental and energy fields and sectors both in Australia and overseas. I'm currently leading the Strategic Evaluation team for the Climate Change Fund at NSW DPE, where we work with programs delivering $1.4bn of investment between 2017-2022 to help households and business save energy and money, improve energy reliability and affordability and improve the resilience of communities across NSW to climate change.