Tim Grice

Tim Grice serves as an Honorary Senior Fellow at The University of Queensland's Sustainable Minerals Institute and is the Founding Director of Leapfrog International, a social impact company focused on sustainable prosperity. His extensive career spans work across private sector, public sector, and civil society organizations in Asia Pacific, South America, and Africa. His expertise encompasses leadership and governance programs, particularly in the extractive sector and development contexts. He has led significant initiatives including mapping value chains of violent extremism in Africa, implementing the Pacific Leadership and Governance Precinct program, and conducting strategic studies for organizations like the World Bank and United Nations Development Programme. His project portfolio includes work on development minerals in Zambia, strategic planning with The University of Papua New Guinea, and research on mobile banking and financial inclusion. As a development specialist, he has contributed to various organizational development programs focusing on strategic planning, leadership development, and institutional strengthening. His work particularly emphasizes the intersection of resource governance, community development, and sustainable prosperity, with recent projects including sustainability reviews for mining companies and studies on natural resource governance in the Pacific region.