Andrew Lock OAM

Andrew Lock is the only Australian, indeed the only member of the British Commonwealth, to have climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8000 metre – death zone – mountains.

He was the first Australian to lead a commercial expedition to the summit of Mt Everest and he has led over 100 exploratory, research and remote area teams to every continent on earth, including Antarctica, for private entities, government and the corporate sector.

He has extensive experience in the public, emergency services and crisis management sectors.

Andrew Lock specialises in creating, leading, and managing teams in highly adverse and uncertain environments; precisely what organisations are facing in today’s constantly and rapidly changing financial, political and technological world.

His diverse leadership background, in addition to his unparalleled extreme adventure experience, have instilled in him a unique understanding of how to effectively and quickly adapt and embrace change, through; Authentic Leadership that invokes a willingness to get uncomfortable, to engage with uncertainty, and to value team members; Proactive risk management that identifies opportunities as well as threats; A ‘Strengths Based’ approach to developing individual and organizational resilience, flexibility, and innovation, and; Powerhouse teams based on trust, respect and empathy.