Dr Keith Suter is the Managing Director of the Global Directions think tank. He is an economic and social commentator, strategic planner, author and broadcaster. As a broadcaster, he appears on Australian radio an average of once per day. He is the TV Channel 7 Sunrise and Weekend Sunrise foreign affairs editor. He is also a foreign policy analyst for Sky TV Australia. He has a weekly podcast Global Truths.

His first degree was in international relations, economics and international law. His first PhD was on the international law of guerrilla warfare. His second PhD was on the international political economy of the arms race. His third PhD was on scenario planning. He teaches political science on the Sydney international campus of Boston University, USA. He is the Chair of the International Commission of Jurists (NSW). He has been a member of The Club of Rome think tank since 1993. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2019 for services to international affairs and the Uniting Church.