In July 2016, GHHP welcomed the appointment of our new Independent Science Panel Chair, John Rolfe. John is a resource economist who has specialised in the use of choice modelling and other non-market valuation techniques. He is Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education and a member of the Centre for Environmental Management at the Central Queensland University. John has a number of research interests, including regional development, environmental, resource and agricultural economic issues, resource trade-offs, and economic impact assessment in regional areas.