Chris F Wright is Professor of Work and Labour Market Policy at the University of Sydney Business School. His research examines the institutional drivers of and barriers to the attainment of decent work, particularly the regulation of work, employment relationships and labour migration in low-wage sectors. His research has impacted industrial relations and migration policy reform in Australia and internationally.

Chris has published over 100 journal articles and scholarly book chapters, co-authored Work and Industrial Relations Policy in Australia (Bristol University Press, 2025), and edited/co-edited 10 journal special issues and book volumes. He is an Associate Editor of Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, a past President of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, a member of the Australian Government’s Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration Expert Subcommittee, and a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts.