Our People
Ben is a corporate and government affairs professional with over 20 years experience across regulated and complex environments.
Ben has provided government affairs strategies to clients on high-profile public matters including inquiries, Royal Commissions, major corporate transactions and crisis situations.
Previously he headed the corporate affairs division at Rabobank Australia & New Zealand for over 8 years, where he had regional responsibility for government affairs, and prior to that worked across a number of ASX-listed and multinational firms.
Ben has a solid understanding of government processes and protocols, and relationships across government, the opposition and the crossbench.
Clare is an accomplished government affairs leader with over 20 years’ experience in the public and private sectors.
Prior to joining TSB Advisory, Clare was the Deputy Commissioner Corporate at the ATO. In this role she led a team of 600 people to deliver a wide range of corporate functions including: legal, corruption investigations, stakeholder engagement, communications, PR, digital platforms, ministerial liaison and public affairs.
Before this Clare was the Head of Government Relations for the Business Council of Australia.
Over her career, Clare has built a reputation for providing expert advice to CEOs, Commissioners, and regulatory agency heads.
Trevor is a highly respected government affairs practitioner with more than 30 years direct experience in Canberra.
As the founder of TSB Advisory Pty Ltd, Trevor has advised a large number of well known domestic and international organisations on their dealings with the Australian Parliament.
Trevor has worked in senior government affairs roles for global companies (Macquarie Group), Australian institutions (ABC), and as a policy adviser all levels of government, including in federal ministerial offices.
This gives him a unique perspective on how to interact with government and, importantly, how to achieve results.
Elizabeth is a government relations professional with fifteen years’ experience across the public service, private sector, and the Australian Parliament.
Elizabeth worked with several Cabinet Ministers and was seconded to work in a senior media role on a successful election campaign. During her years at Parliament House, Elizabeth gained a deep understanding of the workings of Parliament, including the drivers of political decision-making, as well as complex Senate, Cabinet, Budget and legislative processes.
Elizabeth is an experienced writer who has prepared a broad range of external-facing material, including Budget proposals, strategic plans, engagement plans, and policy submissions.
Sara Burns has over thirty years’ experience with the ACT Government culminating in managing the Cabinet, Assembly and Government Business Branch in the Policy and Cabinet Division of the Chief Minister Treasury and Economic Development Directorate.
In the 2022 Australia Day Honours, Sara was awarded a Public Service Medal for improving cross border governance and the modernisation of cabinet processes for the ACT Government.
Sara has detailed knowledge of local, State, Territory and Commonwealth governments practices and procedures. Sara specialises in the areas of policy, governance, and consultations and submissions.