Lawrence Saha is Emeritus Professor at ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. His areas of expertise include the sociology of education and education policy.

Larry has spent his academic career at The Australian National University, where he has been both Head of Department (Sociology) and Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He has published books and articles in the fields of sociology of education, comparative education, student career plans, and student political socialisation. He recently was joint chief investigator for the ongoing Youth Electoral Study (YES), which is partnered with the Australian Electoral Commission, and he was co-investigator of the NCVER-funded project: Talent Loss among Australian Youth.