After graduating from the University of Wollongong (Law and Economics), Misha Zelinsky began his career as a criminal defence lawyer for the Aboriginal Legal Service.

Misha is now the Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union, Australia’s largest blue-collar union, where he started as the Chief Economist in 2011. He is also a director of Cbus Super, an industry superannuation fund with over $43 billion under management. 

Misha is currently studying a Masters in Public Administration at the London School of Economics and Political Science. It’s a long commute, but he’s committed to making friends on distant shores. 

When he’s not overanalysing Australian and international politics, Misha enjoys traveling and takes a keen interest in sports that Australia can win regularly – and a passing interest in those we can’t.