Mel Rohan is Senior Public Affairs Officer in Australia for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). RICS is a profit for purpose, global professional body which was founded in the United Kingdom in 1868 whose purpose it is to secure the advancement and facilitate the acquisition of knowledge in the field of the profession of a surveyor, to maintain the usefulness of the profession and to act in the public interest.

Mel has over 20 years experience in the development of public policy across a range of industries and areas including construction, media and marketing, innovation, privacy and telecommunications.