Joshua Hallwright

Joshua Hallwright is a humanitarian specialist with over 12 years of experience in the sector.13 He currently serves as the Deputy Director at the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership4 and has previously held the position of Humanitarian Lead at Oxfam Australia. In his role at Oxfam, he managed the organization's humanitarian profile and explored innovative technologies in the sector.2

Hallwright has worked for various organizations including Oxfam, UN OCHA, Red Cross, MSF, and AusAID across Australia, the Pacific, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.1 His experience includes running hospitals in Afghanistan, negotiating access in Ethiopia, and co-leading the introduction of distributed ledger technologies to the humanitarian sector.1

In 2024, Hallwright completed his doctoral research on crisis financing.1 His research interests include the evolution of the humanitarian system, disaster response financing, the use of advanced technologies in humanitarian work, and connecting local and global efforts.1 He has co-authored eight peer-reviewed academic articles on these themes.1

At the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, Hallwright contributes to teaching, facilitation, policy and research outputs, and events such as the biannual Humanitarian Leadership Conference.1 He has also been involved in raising over AUD $40 million for emergency operations from international and domestic donors.1