Roy is Emeritus Professor and Special Innovation Advisor at the University of Technology Sydney, where he was Dean of the UTS Business School. He gained his undergraduate degrees from the University of Adelaide and a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Roy has pursued a career in universities, government and industry and has published widely on innovation and industrial policy, including projects with the OECD and European Commission. He is a Fellow of the RSA, Royal Society of NSW and the Centre for Policy Development.

Roy has led public inquiries and chaired the Australian Government’s Innovative Regions Centre, CSIRO Manufacturing Sector Advisory Council, NSW Manufacturing Council and Queensland Competition Authority. He was also a member of the Prime Minister’s Manufacturing Taskforce and board director of the Innovative Manufacturing CRC.

Currently Roy chairs the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub and the Port of Newcastle, and he is a board director of CSIRO and the SmartSat CRC.