Maureen Klar has worked extensively in investment law and policy, serving as a trade negotiator at DFAT, where she led negotiations of bilateral and plurilateral investment treaties for Australia. During this time she was invited to chair the OECD Investment Committee on the reform of bilateral investment treaties. She currently works in the Green Economy Branch of DFAT, where her work complements her PhD research on investment in Australia’s energy transition - a topic she is passionate about. Before DFAT, Maureen spent a decade as an Assistant Professor, teaching a range of subjects, including International Law, WTO Law and International Environmental Law.