Andrew MacLeod
{{Short description|Australian/British philanthropist.}}
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Andrew Michael MacLeod {{post-nominals|country=GBR|AKC|}} is an Australian/British philanthropist, businessman, author, humanitarian lawyer, and former aid worker.
Since 2020 MacLeod has served as chairman of private equity firm Macson Investments,{{Cite web |title=MACSON INVESTMENTS LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13038815/officers |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}} CEO and chair of British-based Griffin Law, a non-executive director of Saudi-based Arabian Leopard Fund, UAE-based Burnham Global, and has several senior visiting and governance roles at universities in Australia and the UK. He was formerly a humanitarian official with both the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations. He is co-founder of Swiss/US charity Hear Their Cries. He maintains a Commission as an Australian Army reserve officer.{{Cite web |last=London |first=King's College |date=2022-09-08 |title=Andrew MacLeod |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/andrew-macleod |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=King's College London |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Griffin |title=Andrew MacLeod |url=https://www.griffin.law/andrew-macleod/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Griffin Law |language=en-GB}}
He served as Chief of Operations of the United Nations Emergency Coordination Centre in the international response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan.{{cite news |url=http://www.irinnews.org/Report/29409/PAKISTAN-Interview-with-Andrew-MacLeod-head-of-UN-Emergency-Coordination-Centre|title=PAKISTAN: Interview with Andrew MacLeod, head of UN Emergency Coordination Centre|newspaper=Irinnews |date=2005-10-26|publisher=IRIN News|access-date=2011-03-15}} Previously he was CEO of the Committee for Melbourne, non-executive director of New York-based Cornerstone Capital, an affiliate senior associate to the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington DC; sat on the Sustainable Accounting Advisory Board; advised numerous charities, was General Manager Communities, Communications and External Relations at global miner Rio Tinto,{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-visions-splendid-but-now-times-up-20120120-1qae7.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=The vision's splendid, but now 'time's up'}} a board member{{cite web|url=http://p4si.org/leadership.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527204120/http://p4si.org/leadership.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-27 |title=Leadership – Principles for Social Investment |access-date=2011-03-15 }} and formerly chairman{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/un-picks-melbourne-for-new-hq/story-fn6bn4mv-1225951327617 |title=UN picks Melbourne for new HQ |first=Olga |last=Galacho |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2010-11-11 |access-date=2011-03-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2010/11/melbourne-hq-global-csr-secretariat |title=Melbourne to HQ Global CSR Secretariat |publisher=Pro Bono News |date=2010-11-18 |access-date=2011-03-15}} of Principles for Social Investment.
Early life and education
MacLeod was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was educated at St Michael's Grammar School in Melbourne, where he was Captain of the School,{{Cite web |url=https://www.stmichaels.vic.edu.au/download/the_michaelian/1980s/The%20Michaelian%201985.PDF |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621130018/https://www.stmichaels.vic.edu.au/download/the_michaelian/1980s/The%20Michaelian%201985.PDF |archive-date=21 June 2015 |url-status=dead }} and obtained his combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tasmania in 1993, where he also swam for the Sandy Bay swimming club.{{cite web |url=http://www.international.utas.edu.au/documents/UTAS5100_Undergrad_Prosp_CG_TXT_WEB.pdf|title=Undergraduate Course Guide |publisher=University of Tasmania|year=2010–2011 |page=56 |access-date=2012-03-15}}
MacLeod also holds a Master of Laws (International Law) from the University of Southampton and a Graduate Diploma in International Law from the University of Melbourne. In 2021 MacLeod finished a course of theological studies and was awarded an Associateship of King's College, the AKC.{{Cite web |last=London |first=King's College |date=2022-09-08 |title=Andrew MacLeod |url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/andrew-macleod |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=King's College London |language=en}}
Career
=Humanitarian=
MacLeod worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yugoslavia during the Yugoslav wars and in Rwanda.{{cite web |url=http://www.alnap.org/initiatives/current/leadership/examples.aspx |title=Humanitarian leadership in action |publisher=Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action |access-date=2011-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207225409/http://www.alnap.org/initiatives/current/leadership/examples.aspx |archive-date=7 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/man-of-action-takes-on-city-role-20091223-ldg7.html |publisher=The Age online |title=Man of action takes on city role |first=Jason |last=Dowling |date=2009-12-24 |access-date=2012-03-15 |location=Melbourne}} It was for his first deployment to the Balkans that MacLeod was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal, with a second award of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal for Rwanda (Great Lakes).{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/888358 |title=Search Australian Honours |work=It's an Honour – Australia Celebrating Australians |publisher=Australian government Awards |access-date=2011-03-15}}
From 2003 to 2005 MacLeod was head of Early Warning and Emergency Preparedness for UNHCR. In 2005, MacLeod worked as Chief of Operations of the United Nations Emergency Coordination Center which provided information and coordination to the NGOs and United Nations agencies delivering aid and relief after the Pakistan earthquake. MacLeod then became the first "Relief to Recovery Transition" specialist, ensuring no drop-off in service delivery to the people in the transitional period. He remained in Pakistan until 2008. MacLeod left the United Nations in 2009 after a year-long deployment to The Philippines.
MacLeod became critical of the lack of effectiveness and efficiency of the United Nations as he saw it. He raised a number of criticisms of the humanitarian system in his book "A Life Half Lived", including the UN's failure to crack down on UN staff paedophilia and hebophilia. He has also been published in several newspapers on the subject.[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/united-nations-soldiers-paedophilia-un-child-rape-ngo-staff-a7648791.html here.]
=Philanthropist =
MacLeod is a co-founder and co-funder of HearTheirCries.org a Swiss association fighting sexual abuse in the Aid industry. HTC is also a 501(c)(3) Charity in the United States.https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/allSearch.do?ein1=&names=Hear+their+cries&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&dispatchMethod=searchAll&city=&state=All+States&country=US&postDateFrom=&postDateTo=&exemptTypeCode=al&deductibility=all&sortColumn=orgName&isDescending=false&submitName=Search {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}
=Genetic genealogy =
Following the Golden State Killer case, MacLeod conceived of a modification to the genetic genealogy used to track the killer, to instead identify fathers of children abandoned by abusive aid workers and sex tourists.{{cite web|url=https://promega.foleon.com/theishireport/november-2020/children-left-behind-by-sex-tourists-and-aid-workers-do-the-fathers-ever-think-of-them/|title=The Children Left Behind|publisher=Promega|work=The ISHI report November 2020|access-date=2023-12-16}}
Macleod's techniques have resulted in court orders against fathers requiring them to pay child support and allow children to assert nationality rights based on patriality.
=Business=
Between 2010 and 2012, MacLeod served as CEO of the Committee for Melbourne, an independent network of Melbourne leaders working for Melbourne's liveability and economic prosperity.{{cite web|url=http://www.3008docklands.com.au/article/neighbourhood/1862 |publisher=The Docklands Magazine online |first=Andrew |last=McLeod |title=Neighborhood – Andrew MacLeod steps down as Committee for Melbourne CEO |date=2012-01-17 |access-date=2012-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621101629/http://www.3008docklands.com.au/article/neighbourhood/1862 |archive-date=21 June 2015 }} He also served as General Manager Community, Communications and External Relations for global giant Rio Tinto. From 2013 to 2019 Macleod was a member of the management board of New York-based Cornerstone Capital. Now he is Chairman of Griffin Law, a Non-Executive Director at Burnham Global, a member of the Audit and Risk Committee at Risk Advisory Group, and a senior advisor to UK based Critical Resource. He is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
=Academic=
He served as a visiting professor at King's College London{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/people/visiting/macLeod.aspx|title=People | Department of War Studies | King's College London}} and was an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania Law School. He is a Vice Chancellor's Distinguished Fellow at Deakin University and formerly sat on the Council at Keele University.{{cn|date=September 2023}}
=China and One Belt One Road=
Professor MacLeod is a public policy expert focusing on a number of issues including China's Belt and Road Initiative,see youtu.be/bLI_ObrZhqQ{{better source|date=September 2023}} the legality of Taiwan's status, as well as issues of international commerce, trade, finance and counter-terrorism.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-19 |title=Andrew MacLeod |url=https://theconversation.com/profiles/andrew-macleod-151446/articles |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}
Published works
MacLeod is the author of A Life Half Lived published by New Holland Press in 2013,{{cite book| url=http://www.booktopia.com.au/a-life-half-lived-andrew-macleod/prod9781742572529.html;jsessionid=58860D61476078F3EE78C39FC481EDD9|title=A Life Half Lived|publisher=plus.google.com/106713970584830357903}} Stop the Bollocks,{{Cite web |title= | website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Bollocks-Andrew-MacLeod-ebook/dp/B00EW9YPNI?ref_=ast_author_dp}} Things I Would Have Told My Mother,{{Cite book |title=Things I would have told my mother | isbn=978-1478149064 | last1=MacLeod | first1=Andrew | date=July 2012 | publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform }} Maria: A Lonely Tear That Never Dries{{Cite book |title= Maria: A Lonely Tear That Never Dries| isbn=978-1463625412 | last1=MacLeod | first1=Andrew | date=20 June 2011 | publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform }} and Doing Good by Mistake: A Humorous Look at NGOs in Disaster.{{Cite web |title=https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Good-Mistake-Humorous-Disaster/dp/1463600275?ref_=ast_author_dp |url=}}
Sport
MacLeod won the silver medal for the 200m Butterfly at the World Masters Games in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/published/2329.asp |title=World Masters Games Day 6 |date=2010-10-12 |access-date=2011-03-15}}
Travel
According to NomadMania MacLeod is verified as visiting every country in the world, bar one. https://nomadmania.com/profile/52457/nm/nm/by/2024
Awards and honours
MacLeod is a recipient of the Australian Defence Medal for his service as an Army Reserve Officer.
He was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal twice. He was awarded the Deakin University Distinguished Fellows award, the University of Tasmania Foundation Distinguished Alumni award and the Young Britons Foundation Global Award for Freedom.{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Griffin |title=Andrew MacLeod |url=https://www.griffin.law/andrew-macleod/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Griffin Law |language=en-GB}}
In 2024 Macleod was awarded a ‘[https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/campaigns/legal-heroes/2024-winners Legal Hero]’ award for his work protecting children by the Law Society of England and Wales.{{Cite web |title=Legal Heroes 2024 winners |url=https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/campaigns/legal-heroes/2024-winners |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.lawsociety.org.uk |language=en}}
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