Andrew Crisp has a BSc (Forestry) and BEcon from Australian National University. He has worked for Pöyry in their Melbourne, Shanghai and Singapore offices from 2004 to 2008 and 2010-14. He has 13 years experience in the forest industry and has previously worked for State Forests New South Wales as a resources forester and merchandising forester. He has also worked for the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment in 2009 to develop a new sustainable forest management decision support system for natural forests.

Andrew has undertaken a number of feasibility studies, wood market reviews, forest valuations and due diligence exercises. He has undertaken fieldwork on a number of projects in both plantation and natural forests in Australia, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Russia, Congo and Guyana.