Richard Harrison is an independent historical researcher living in the Melbourne suburb of Blackburn. After a career in the stockbroking industry, in 2004 he accepted a research role with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), where he eventually rose to the position of Senior Manager, Strategic Intelligence. While at ASIC he became increasingly interested in historical research, and in 2014 he resigned to spend more time with his data. He describes his research project on Australian elites in ‘Database of Australian elites’, Biography Footnotes, issue 10, 2011. Richard is also a member of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the Selden Society.

Author email: rh@rharrison.com