Zoe Jay Hawkins — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-Founder & Deputy Executive Director of the Tech Policy Design Institute (TPDi)
Research Associate at the University of Oxford
Expert researcher for OECD.AI
Previously served as an Adviser to Cabinet Ministers in the Australian government
Previously worked on Amazon's International Public Policy Team
Featured in the Australian Financial Review’s 2025 Women to Watch list

Biography

Zoe Jay Hawkins is the Co-Founder and Deputy Executive Director of the Tech Policy Design Institute (TPDi), which is Australia’s only independent non-partisan think tank focused on technology policy. She is recognized for her work in the field, having been featured in the Australian Financial Review’s 2025 Women to Watch list. Hawkins also serves as a Research Associate at the University of Oxford and is an expert researcher for OECD.AI.