Dion is a freelance lawyer, social entrepreneur, democracy advocate, expert and speaker. He is the co-founder of NewVote and it's CEO.

With degrees in political science, psychology and law, he has recently been conferred the title of Adjunct Associate Lecturer at the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland.

He recently spoke at the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy in Rome on the topic of, "What technology is making democracy more democratic" and co-facilitated a 6-day listening and workshop series at the Woodford Folk Festival, 'Redesigning democracy".