Board of Directors

Board Chair, Nominations and Remuneration Committee Chair

Leadership, commercialisation strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship

Craig is an experienced company director, currently Chair of Silex Systems, a director of Sydney Water and a director of Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites Cooperative Research Centre (SoMAC). He has extensive experience in research and commercialisation strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship across a wide range of global projects and industry sectors.

Board member

Meteorology, astronomy, policy, leadership, gender equity

Sue’s commitment to science and equity underpins her roles as Marine National Facility Steering Committee Chair, WMO Study Group Chair, and Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute board and UTS Council member. She was BOM Chief Scientist and inaugural Superstar of STEM.

Board member

Leadership, research strategy, research and innovation policy

An experienced executive working in the government and research sector nationally and internationally, Anne-Marie was one of the architects of NCRIS. She was most recently Deputy Chief Executive at Universities Australia, and Chief of Staff to Australia’s Chief Scientist. She currently chairs the Marine National Facility, is a Board Member of Cooperative Research Australia and the Australian National Imaging Facility, and is a member of the University of Canberra Council.

Board member, Audit and Risk Committee Chair

Leadership, business, finance

Toni is Director, National Collections & Marine Infrastructure at CSIRO. A CPA and Telstra Tasmanian Businesswoman of the Year winner, she’s a member of the Atlas of Living Australia board. Toni was Executive Director for CSIRO’s Future Research Vessel Project.

Board member

Data science, digital economy, leadership, research

Ian is the Co-Founder of ServiceGen and an Industry Professor at University of Technology Sydney (UTS). With 25 years’ experience leading large ICT and research organisations, he’s a thought leader on the digital economy and technology’s societal impacts.

Board member

Nanotechnology, research strategy and leadership

Joe is an Adjunct Professor at Flinders University and The University of Queensland, where he was Professor of Nanotechnology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure), respectively. He is currently a Member of the National Research Infrastructure Advisory Group for the Department of Education, and Independent Chair of the Australian ORCID Consortium Governance Committee.