Dr Jonathan West, on whose work the Innovation Statement is based, is Professor of Innovation and Director, Australian Innovation Research Centre.

He has recently returned to Australia after 18 years at Harvard University where he undertook his doctorate and masters degrees. Dr West was founder and faculty director of the Harvard Life Sciences Project, a multi-faculty university initiative to understand the economic dynamics of the revolution in life sciences.

He is currently working from the University of Tasmania to found a new research organisation, the Australian Innovation Research Institute.