Introduction
John Martin Green (born 1953) is an Australian thriller writer and publisher. He is a former executive director of an investment bank. Previously a director of publisher UNSW Press, he co-founded Pantera Press, which published his first novel Nowhere Man. Green has also served as a partner in two law firms and has written for several publications such as The Age and The Australian. He is also a company director, including Deputy Chairman of QBE Insurance Group and a Councillor of the National Library of Australia.
Green lives in Sydney. His wife is a sculptor.
Pantera Press
Green co-founded Pantera Press in 2008 with his daughter Alison Green. Pantera released its first titles in 2010 and has published authors such as Sulari Gentill. It has partnered with several charities and organizations, and was a finalist for the Small Publisher of the Year award through the Australian Publishers Association in 2013. Alison Green was recognized in 2016 in the Westpac/Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards for Pantera Press's cross-pollination between business and social good.
Philanthropy
Green is a philanthropist in the arts and education including through Pantera Press.