Professor Ron Bartsch AO is a social and media commentator and author of The Corona Dilemma: 20-20 Thinking for the Next Normal. Ron presents widely in international forums.
He is considered one of the world leading authorities in aviation law and risk management, and has been a published author for the past 25 years with over 10 books to his credit (Routledge UK, Thomson-Reuters and others) and with sales in excess of 10,000 units. Currently, Ron manages an international consultancy business in aviation safety and formerly, was the Head of Safety and Regulatory Compliance at Qantas Airways Pty Ltd and Manager of Air Transport Operations with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Ron was admitted as a barrister to the High Court of Australia in 1993 and is currently an airline director and visiting professor at several universities around the world.
In 2021 Ron was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his 'significant service to aviation law, and safety and compliance.'