Water · Energy · Infrastructure
Ridgeline Advisory partners with boards, executives and project teams to develop, de-risk and deliver major water, energy and infrastructure investments — grounded in rigorous financial analysis and sound governance.
What we do
End-to-end advisory on major capital projects — from concept and business case through environmental impact assessment, procurement and delivery oversight. Deep experience across water infrastructure and resource-sector projects.
Decision-grade financial models — NPV and ROI analysis, feasibility studies, and robust business cases that stand up to board, investor and regulatory scrutiny and give leaders confidence to commit capital.
Trusted counsel at the board and executive table — strategy development, governance and probity, transaction support and interim leadership for organisations navigating complex, high-stakes decisions.
Why Ridgeline
Major projects fail in the gaps — between the numbers and the strategy, the analysis and the decision. Ridgeline brings both together: the analytical depth to model what matters and the seniority to advise on what to do about it.
Every recommendation traces back to a model, a number, or a defensible assumption.
From feasibility to delivery, advice that holds together across every project phase.
Probity, transparency and sound process treated as foundations, not afterthoughts.
You work with the principal, not a layer of juniors. Senior attention from start to finish.
About
Matthew Cronin is a Perth-based executive with around thirty years' experience in strategy, governance, economic regulation and major infrastructure investment across Australia's water, energy and regulated infrastructure sectors. He is the founder and Managing Director of Ridgeline Advisory, advising on governance design, long-term investment strategy and Traditional Owner partnership models.
Earlier in his career he held senior executive roles at Water Corporation — where he led enterprise strategy, government relations and a major capital renewal program for operations serving 2.7 million people — together with strategy and regulatory leadership positions at ATCO Gas Australia, Western Power and Aurizon. He holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, and contributes as a business mentor with Australian Business Volunteers.
Get in touch
Whether you're shaping a business case, preparing for a major decision, or need a senior pair of hands on a complex project — I'd welcome a conversation.
mattcronin@ridgelineadvisory.com