Lachlan obtained a Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) from the University of Queensland in 2019. As part of his honours completion, Lachlan completed a literature review of the link between Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and abnormal returns. Lachlan joined the UQ Dow Centre as a casual research assistant in January 2020. He is currently researching science-based climate performance ratings as part of the Rapid Switch Project.