Shane Starling is a journalist, analyst with a specialisation in food, nutrition, sport and technology. He is the former senior editor of NutraIngredients, FoodNavigator and other publications in the food and nutrition space, which he has been covering since 2001. He is the founder of communications agency, Stardust Komms. Shane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and a Bachelor of Social Sciences in History from Curtin University. A west Australian, he recently returned to live in Australia after more than 20 years in Europe.