Lance Worrall is a political economist and economic- and industry-development specialist.

Recently he has authored major analyses and reports focussed on the case for a national Australian industrial policy, building Australian sovereign capability and supply chain resilience, strategic public procurement, the Circular Economy, Industry 4.0 and naval shipbuilding, and the case for a shorter statutory working week.

He worked with prefabAUS and others to produce the Smart Building roadmap, Building the Future We Want.

He is keenly interested in Australia’s potential to reindustrialise through (and not in spite of) the decarbonisation of its economy.

From 2016 to 2020 Lance was Director, Industrial Transformation, for the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), which included work on the development of ‘futuremap’, a diagnostic tool enabling manufacturers to assess their current digital maturity and set strategic directions for improvement.

Between 2013 and 2015 he worked on design and advocacy for establishment of the IMCRC, and on economic development projects focused on industry diversification and ‘new manufacturing’.

From 2008 to 2012, in various Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive roles, he led development of the State's Manufacturing Strategy and Engagement Strategies for India and China, initiatives to leverage manufacturing opportunities from the mining expansion, the development of Tonsley Park as an integrated education and advanced manufacturing precinct, etc., as well as development of whole of government performance and leadership frameworks.

Lance was Principal Policy Adviser to Premier Mike Rann from 2002 - 2008, working on major projects in defence, (e.g., Air Warfare Destroyer project and the development of the Techport infrastructure hub); and in minerals and resources.  He was also a key designer and major driver of South Australia's Strategic Plan, and of the Economic Development Board. From 1994 to 2002 he was Economic Adviser to Mike Rann as the Leader of the Opposition.