Clients come to Blackpath when a matter is important, sensitive or difficult to resolve within one organisation or discipline. They trust us to tell them what they need to know, not what they are being told.

Our advice is direct, practical, and clear. We believe that our duty of care is to tell clients the uncomfortable truth, and work with them on how best to resolve. It is this honesty that creates the long term relationships and partnerships that we deeply value.

Most engagements take one of two forms: a focused engagement, measured in weeks, that answers a specific question; or a retained advisory relationship that provides counsel across a portfolio of decisions over months or years.

Blackpath was built on experience inside decisions where capital, heritage, risk, partnership and board accountability meet.

The most complex questions in business are never purely commercial, legal, technical or cultural. What makes them complex is how they converge on the same decision at the same time.

We advise companies on what Country may require of them. We advise Traditional Owner groups on the commercial logic and consequences of what is being proposed.

Our advice is confidential, independent and grounded in the reality.

Christopher is a Koa man and the founder of Blackpath.

He has more than 18 years of experience across major projects and operations, including senior roles at BHP, Fortescue and Rio Tinto. His career has spanned project studies, capital investment, operational readiness, cultural heritage and Traditional Owner partnership.

Christopher has shaped five major iron ore developments with combined capital above A$20 billion. At Rio Tinto, he led Western Range and Brockman Syncline 1 through feasibility and final investment decision, and designed a nationally recognised co-management framework with Yinhawangka Traditional Owners following Juukan Gorge.

He holds an Executive MBA from UNSW AGSM, an Associate Degree of Engineering, a mechanical trade qualification, and has completed executive study at Oxford Saïd Business School.

We work under and within our Code of Professional Conduct.

Blackpath is registered with Supply Nation.

Beyond our commercial work, we provide pro bono support to selected education and community initiatives.