Stephen Gray is the principal of Shared Ground Consulting. Stephen holds a Master of Tertiary Education Management from the University of Melbourne.

He brings decades of experience and insight from working in the Australian Higher Eduction system.

Stephen works with mindful intention to help you define strategy, structure, symbolism and story in the pursuit of a healthy organisational culture.

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My role is to help untangle your roadblocks, to find a path through complexity and to inspire collaboration to hep you build a thriving community.

I bring a refreshing, no b/s lens to higher education and public sector and consulting. I've lived through all the highs and lows of working in the Higher Education sector. I viscerally understand the pressures that leaders and managers face: both academic and professional - in fact I think the two cohorts have more in common than that which separates them.

I can be your trusted sounding board and coach.

I can help you run strategic planning retreats.

I am uniquely qualified to provide pre- and post-award advice on major collaborative research consortia and projects, having been the COO of three successful ARC Centres of Excellence.

I love to harness creative digital solutions that help to enhance meaningful collaboration and progress tracking.

I have a no-nonsense approach to light-touch but highly effective operations in research and academic environments.

I work with a number of trusted associates who can add specific advice on strategic communications, working with the public sector and research evaluation and statistical analysis.

Get in touch for a chat! The first meeting is complimentary and the coffee is on me.