Dr Su Wild-River has over 30 years’ experience delivering outcome‑based environmental regulation, transparent reporting and collaborative leadership across contested policy domains. She has extensive experience leading high‑stakes reforms and investigations across planning, environment, public health, waste and energy, and delivering legislative, regulatory and program outcomes and as a statutory office holder. She bridges government, academia and professional practice in measuring environmental outcomes through objective judgement, risk‑based regulatory practice and transparent outcome reporting. She builds high‑performing teams that deliver durable public interest outcomes.
Career Overview
- Senior ACT Government leader with executive and statutory office holder experience
- Practitioner‑academic with a sustained focus on environmental outcomes
- Leadership across environmental risk management, planning, water, public health, waste and energy
- Longstanding contributions to environmental governance research and practice
- Certified Environment Practitioner
Environment and sustainability outcomes
- Supported and measured early Queensland Environment Protection Act 1994 implementation, developing outcome‑based methodologies which showed a 41% reduction in environmental risk from 1994-1998.
- Senior leader of campus‑wide sustainability initiatives at the Australian National University achieving significant reductions in energy, water use and greenhouse gas emissions while supporting growth.
- Team-based delivery of major ACT Government programs including the Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme, achieving 4.5 million GJ in lifetime energy savings and preventing 390 kt CO₂‑e (kilo-tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent emissions).
- Led and coordinated complex cross‑jurisdictional environmental responses including PFAS and catchment protection, balancing environmental, legal and community considerations.
- Carbon-neutral glass art, certification and tools.
This site previously supported Dr Wild‑River’s environmental consultancy (2012–2015). It is now maintained solely as an archive of selected professional work and resources.