The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research.
Christopher John Pearce is an Australian business executive and former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010,representing seat of Aston for the Liberal Party. He served as a parliamentary secretary in the Howard government from 2004 to 2007. Outside of his political career he has worked as a senior executive in the IT and telecommunications industries.
Zygmunt Edward "Ziggy" Switkowski,,is a Polish Australian business executive and nuclear physicist. His most public role was as the chief executive officer of Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra from 1999 to 2004. During his tenure,he oversaw the privatisation of the then government-owned corporation through a series of public tranche sales. Later positions were chairman of both NBN Co and Suncorp,a director of Healthscope,Oil Search and Tabcorp and the Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
David Michael Gonski is an Australian public figure and businessman.
Margaret Elaine Gardner,is an Australian academic,economist and university executive serving as the 30th and current governor of Victoria since August 2023. She was previously the vice-chancellor of Monash University from 2014 to 2023 and the president and vice-chancellor of RMIT University from 2005 to 2014.
Sallyanne Atkinson,née Kerr AO,was Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1985 to 1991 in Queensland,Australia. She is the only woman to have held the position. As of 2017,she was Chairman of the Museum of Brisbane,President of the Council of The Women's College at the University of Queensland and chair of the advisory board of the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland.
Frederick George Hilmer is an Australian academic and business figure. He was the president and eighth vice-chancellor of the University of New South Wales,an appointment he held from June 2006 till January 2015. He has also served as a director and deputy-chairman of the Westfield Group between 1991 and 2013.
Catherine Mary Harris is an Australian company director. She has served as Chairperson of Harris Farm Markets since 1999.
Simon Vincent McKeon is an Australian lawyer,businessman,philanthropist,and sportsman. He has been chancellor of Monash University,and non-executive director of Rio Tinto,Spotless Group,and National Australia Bank. He is retained by Macquarie Bank Melbourne as a consultant and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD). On 25 January 2011 he was named the 2011 Australian of the Year.
John Wilcox Stocker AO FTSE FRACP is an Australian immunologist and the former Chairman of the Board of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),the national government body for scientific research in Australia. Stocker is a former Chief Scientist of Australia.
Catherine Brighid Livingstone is an Australian businesswoman who has held positions in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia,CSIRO,Macquarie Bank and Telstra.
Helen Marion Nugent is a leading Australian company director,businesswoman and former academic.
Solomon Dennis "Sol" Trujillo is an American businessman,global media-communications and technology executive. He has served as the CEO of Telstra,US West,and Orange S.A.,and has held executive positions in United States Federal government and state governments.
Annabelle Claire Bennett is the Chancellor of Bond University and a former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.
Alexander ‘Alex’Zelinsky,is an Australian computer scientist,systems engineer and roboticist. His career spans innovation,science and technology,research and development,commercial start-ups and education. Professor Zelinsky is Vice-chancellor and President of the University of Newcastle joining the university in November 2018. He was the Chief Defence Scientist of Australia from March 2012 until November 2018. As Chief Defence Scientist he led defence science and technology for Australia's Department of Defence.
Sir Jonathan Mills, AO,FRSE is an Australian composer and festival director. He was born and raised in Sydney and has dual Australian and UK citizenship. His work includes two operas,an oratorio,a ballet,song cycles,concertos,and chamber music. He has directed a number of arts festivals in Australia,and from 2006 to 2014 he was director of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Kerry Gaye Sanderson,is a retired Australian public servant and business director,who served as the 32nd Governor of Western Australia,in office from 20 October 2014 to 1 May 2018. She is the first woman to have held the position. She has since served as Chancellor of Edith Cowan University for 2019–2021.
Helen Veronica Szoke is the former chief executive of Oxfam Australia,and a commentator and advocate on issues of human rights,poverty,inequality,gender and race discrimination. Throughout her career,she has held leadership roles across the health sector,human rights and public policy,and international development sector.
James Bolton Leslie AC MC was the first Australian managing director of Mobil Oil Australia,was chairman of Qantas for 10 years and was chancellor of Deakin University.
Fiona Elizabeth Balfour is an Australian business executive in the field of information technology. She has been named Chief Information Officer of the Year in Australia four times:2003,2004,2005,and 2006. In 2006 she was awarded the Pearcey Award for distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of Australian IT professions,research and industry. In 2017 she was appointed to the board of the Western Sydney Airport Corporation by Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher. In May 2021 she was appointed to the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation by communications minister Paul Fletcher against the recommendations of an independent panel.
