Biography
Mike Smart, a consulting director based in LECG’s Sydney office, works primarily in the fields of competition, pricing and business strategy, focusing on infrastructure and other networked businesses. He applies empirical economics to valuation, costing, corporate strategy, regulatory and competition policy issues. Mike has advised the Australian industry leaders in rail, telecommunications, logistics, gas, mining, electricity and aviation, among other private and public sector organisations. His advice includes the preparation of reports, submissions, board papers, financial models, and testimony. Mike has given expert evidence in the Federal Court of Australia and the Australian Competition Tribunal.
Prior to joining LECG in March 2008, Mike was a vice president of CRA International and an executive director of the Network Economics Consulting Group (NECG). Before joining NECG, Mike was the manager of corporate strategy for the Rail Access Corporation of NSW during its corporatisation and first three years of operation. That role encompassed commercial and regulatory challenges including development of an access pricing strategy and negotiating access contracts, as well as a significant contribution to the development of the NSW Rail Access Regime.
Prior to that role, Mike advised the Public Accounts Committee of the NSW Parliament, worked as engineering manager in a data acquisition and machine vision firm, and consulted, in California, to the airline and electric power industries.
Mike is a member of the Trade Practices Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.
Profile Highlights
Representative Engagements
Publications
- 05/2008, Transport Demand and Spatial Equilibria
- 05/25/2006, Two Case Studies on Road vs Rail Freight Costs
- 04/23/2003, Safety Fears Could Derail Years of Reform
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Employment History
- 2008 to present, LECG Director
- 2005 to 2008, CRA International Vice President
- 2000 to 2005, NECG Australia Executive Director
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Education
- 1979, Harvard University, BA