Neil is a consultant to the local government sector in the area of finance and risk.

Previously, Neil was the Director-General of both the Department of Housing and Public Works and the Department of Local Government. Earlier in his career, Neil was a senior executive of Queensland Treasury Corporation, the State of Queensland’s central financing authority for more than 20 years and he was also the Deputy Director-General Finance Procurement and Legal of Queensland Health.

Neil has also been a director and company secretary of several of the Queensland Government’s special purpose companies. Neil’s areas of expertise include finance, debt management, credit, and risk management.