Ian Martinus
Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf

Ian is the Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf and works as part of Invest and Trade Western Australia.

As Investment and Trade Commissioner, Ian and his team in Mumbai, Chennai and Dubai work to attract investment and grow trade opportunities for Western Australian businesses within the India-Gulf region.

Ian is an economic development specialist with decades of experience in investment and trade, business development and strategy; as well as international education and training.

Ian’s consulting and economic impact work spans defence industry, emerging technologies, agritech and advanced manufacturing. He has extensive experience working with government, industry and academia in cybersecurity, innovation and data.

Most recently, Ian worked at the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) where he led the commercialisation and development of go-to-market strategies. As Head of Commercialisation and Impact for the CSCRC, Ian promoted Australia's capability in cyber security-related products and services created by Australia's best cyber security researchers in partnership with industry.

Ian holds a Doctor of Business Administration (Information Systems) and speaks fluent Japanese and conversational Indonesian.

Email: Ian.Martinus@jtsi.wa.gov.au
Tel: +91 720 017 8202 (India) | +61 433 169 101 (Australia)