People & Partners


Ian Kortlang

Special Counsel

An internationally recognised government and politics specialist, ‘Kort’ operates at the intersection of public policy, market forces and client objectives.
He has held the positions of Executive Chairman (Australia) Africa Practice; Executive Vice Chairman (Global) at Gavin Anderson; CEO (Australia) Burson Marsteller; Co-Founder and CEO of KORTLANG; and CEO and Founder of Global Development Services, a Zambia-based development consultancy operating across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Kort was appointed as the Director- General of the Department of State Development in the New South Wales Government and the inaugural President of the Australia-Africa Business Council Kort served in the Australian diplomatic corps in Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zambia, and the OECD in Paris.