Tim Lo Surdo is the Founder of Democracy in Colour - Australia's first racial and economic justice organisation led by people of colour. Before starting Democracy in Colour, he worked with low-paid workers to set up Hospo Voice, a new union in hospitality. Previously, Tim was the Head of Campaigns at Oaktree (largest youth-focussed international development organisation with over 200,000 members), a senior adviser to two Senators, the Campaigns Director at Jhatkaa (a movement of 1.9 million people taking action for a fairer India), the National Communications Director at UN Youth Australia, and co-founded Open Sky (one of India’s most well-known performance art communities). Tim has served as a Non-Executive Director on 18 Boards and is currently the Chairperson of No to Violence and the Jane Goodall Institute and a Director of Plan International, the Australian Marine Conservation Society, Environment Victoria, the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Inner Melbourne Community Legal, the Consumer Policy Research Centre, the Cultural Facilities Corporation, the Funders Initiative for Civil Society, and the Victorian Government's Sustainability Fund. He is a member of the Attorney-General's Open Government Forum and the Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council. For his work, Tim was named an Asia-Pacific Obama Leader, the 2021 Victorian Young Achiever of the Year, a Commonwealth Young Person of the Year finalist, one of the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians, and one of 17 UN Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals.