About Chris Hanna
Independent advice and practical delivery
Government and energy experience
Chris Hanna founded Social Capital Advisory after fifteen years in South Australian politics and the energy sector. He spent eight years as a senior political adviser in South Australia, then seven years in corporate affairs at a South Australian energy network business. He held senior roles there throughout, including leading the corporate affairs function, covering government relations, stakeholder and community engagement, media, and communications.
Chris Hanna led consumer and stakeholder engagement for an energy network’s five-year revenue proposal to the Australian Energy Regulator, and was an engagement lead on the South Australian side of a major interstate transmission project from approvals through construction to commissioning. Details of current and recent engagements are available on request.
Our mission
Social Capital Advisory (SCA) advises on stakeholder engagement and corporate affairs. SCA works in energy, resources and infrastructure, across the public and private sectors.
Our mission is to partner with organisations to build a better future for communities through innovative thinking and a focus on solutions.
Our vision
Our vision is to bring organisations, communities and stakeholders together through genuine care and leading edge innovation, creating a more connected society where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Our objective
Our objective is to strengthen organisations’ engagement and corporate affairs capability and capacity, deepening understanding, informing decisions with reliable evidence and giving their people more time for purposeful, meaningful engagement with communities and stakeholders.
How SCA works
Chris Hanna does the work himself, and where a piece of work needs more than one person, SCA partners with senior practitioners in their own disciplines. Each piece of work is scoped and quoted before it starts.
Conflicts and confidentiality
SCA discloses in writing any interest that conflicts or could conflict with a client’s, before a piece of work starts and again if anything changes. It does not act for two clients whose interests conflict on the same matter. SCA does not use confidential information from any former employer or client.
Speaking and writing
Chris is scheduled to present ‘From Public Contest to Public Confidence: Asset Planning Live’ at the 2026 IPWEA SA State Conference on 12 November 2026 at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Start with what
you need to decide
SCA defines the engagement or corporate affairs work the decision ahead needs. The first conversation establishes the issue, timing and information available.