Nev chairs the National COVID-19 Commission (NCC) Advisory Board which was established by the Prime Minister in 2020. Drawing on their expertise and networks the NCC Board members, who are drawn from a range of sectors, provide timely and direct advice from a business perspective to the Prime Minister on how the response to the pandemic is playing out in the business community and on the plan for Australia’s economic recovery and resilience. Areas of focus for the NCC in 2021 include providing insights on changes being experienced in the workforce and by business in the recovery, including their response to Government initiatives, and providing a business perspective on the evolving public health response and its interaction with the economy as Australia continues to live with the virus.

Nev is also Chairman of Perth Airport, the Foundation for the WA Museum and the Royal Flying Doctors Federation Board and is the Deputy Chairman of Strike Energy Ltd.

Nev held the position of Managing Director and CEO of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd for seven years, having joined the group in 2011. During his tenure Fortescue more than quadrupled production and achieved engagement with Aboriginal communities. He was previously Chief Executive of the Australian operations at Thiess and prior to that spent more than ten years in senior executive positions at Smorgon Steel Group.

In 2016 Nev was named WA Business Leader of the Year. He also has a long history in agribusiness and aviation holding both fixed wing and rotary pilot licenses. Nev is a passionate advocate for health and development of regional and Aboriginal communities. He owns and operates a cattle station in Queensland where he was born and raised.

Philip Chronican is Chairman of National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) and has more than 38 years of experience in banking and finance in Australia and New Zealand. Mr Chronican was responsible for the Retail and Commercial Business of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) in Australia. Prior to joining ANZ, Mr Chronican had a long career at Westpac Banking Corporation, where he established his role in Australian banking as Group Executive Westpac Institutional Bank and Chief Financial Officer.

Mr Chronican has broad experience in M&A activity and post‐merger integration and has taken an active and public role in advocating for greater transparency and ethics in banking and promoting workforce diversity.

Mr Chronican is also Chairman of the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and sits on the National Foundation for Australia‐China Relations Advisory Board.

Alan Kirkland has been CEO of consumer organisation CHOICE since 2012.

Alan has a background in access to justice, having worked as CEO of Legal Aid New South Wales, Executive Director of the Australian Law Reform Commission and Chair of the National Legal Assistance Advisory Body. He has also been a part-time member of a number of state and federal tribunals.

Alan has experience as a non-executive director across a range of not-for-profits, including the Australian Council of Social Service, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, the Welfare Rights Centre and Consumers International.

Andrew Stevens is a Non-executive Director and was formerly the managing Director of IBM Australia and New Zealand. Andrew is the Chairman of Innovation and Science Australia and the Chair of the Data Standards Body for the Consumer Data Right in Australia. He is also a Director of Stockland Group Limited, oOh! Media Limited and the Greater Western Sydney GIANTS. He is a member of the Male Champions of Change, a group of CEOs and Directors working to make gender equality a reality. Andrew’s executive career at Price Waterhouse, PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM, has provided him with experience in Business and ICT programme design and risk evaluation, governance and delivery, and in Business transformation and regional/ global expansion.

Anthea Hammon is the Managing Director of Scenic World, a third-generation family business which has been operating in the Blue Mountains since 1945. She is a Director of Scenic World’s parent company, Hammons Holdings, which also operates BridgeClimb on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

She has played a leading role in Scenic World’s evolution with a strong focus on investment and sustainable tourism. More than $50 million has been invested in the visitor experience under Anthea’s leadership, reinforcing Scenic World’s position as a world class tourism attraction with strong appeal in international and domestic markets. More recently, Anthea has shifted gears in response to the bushfires and the global pandemic, with a focus on delivering a scaleable business model that appeals to domestic visitors.

With a background in mechanical engineering, Anthea also has a breadth of tourism experience spanning more than 15 years. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and sits on the board of WSACo, the Government Business Enterprise delivering the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport which is slated to open in 2026.

She is a strong advocate for the tourism sector, holding a number of volunteer board positions for leading industry bodies over the past 12 years, including her current position as the Vice President of Blue Mountains Tourism.

Damien is the Director of Deakin's Centre for Cyber Security Research & Innovation and is the Chairperson of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA), the peak body for the Australian cyber security sector.

In his former role as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Symantec Australia and New Zealand, Damien worked with senior executives in the region to align security architectures to industry best practices. Damien also worked as a senior information security governance manager and later as an enterprise IT and security risk manager at National Australia Bank (NAB), where he was responsible for managing the bank’s information security standard globally. He also held senior roles at RSA, Telstra, Melbourne IT and was on the Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) board. He is currently on CompTIA’s Executive Advisory Committee in the USA, board of RSA Australia, the Victorian Ombudsman’s Audit and Risk Committee, Chair of a Standards Australia working group and helps mentor entrepreneurs through CyRise, Australia’s only cyber security start-up accelerator.

Damien has supported CompTIA for over 16 years through the development of CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ and more recently the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner certification. Damien’s passion for making a difference motivated him to establish Information Technology community resource centres to improve literacy and skills in impoverished and disadvantaged communities in Kenya, Laos, Uganda and Cambodia.

Underpinning his over 25 years of experience is a diverse educational grounding ranging from the highest security, audit and governance certifications complemented by an Executive MBA with an international business focus. Damien also has a background in genetic engineering and is passionate about science. He has spoken on a number of podcasts (including with Dr Karl), conference keynotes internationally and locally, radio and TV appearances. In his youth (at age 11) he was part of a hacker collective which sparked his interest in security.

Deanne joined First State Super as Chief Executive Officer in 2018.

As one of Australia’s largest super funds, Deanne has led First State Super’s drive to be a ‘Force for Good’ through its responsible investment philosophy and focus on providing its members with the best guidance and advice for retirement.

She has with more than 25 years’ leadership experience in financial services in wealth, superannuation and insurance sectors in Australia and internationally. This includes time as Managing Director with Merrill Lynch Investment management in New York, and as an Engagement Manager with McKinsey and Company in London.

Before joining First State Super, Deanne was Chief Executive Officer of MetLife Australia and also held senior roles within BT Financial Group including as General Manager for Superannuation, Marketing and Direct Channels.

A hallmark of Deanne’s career has been a passionate commitment to building and maintaining a strong culture and clearly defined purpose to drive business success.

Tarun Weeramanthri is the President of the Public Health Association of Australia, and an adjunct professor in the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia. He is a trained specialist in internal medicine and public health, and has a PhD in social medicine. He was Chief Health Officer in Western Australia (WA) from 2008 to 2018, and in the Northern Territory (NT) from 2004 to 2007. In 2014, he was awarded the Sidney Sax Medal by the Public Health Association of Australia, for his contribution to public health in Australia. He recently completed an Inquiry into the Impacts of Climate Change on Health in WA, on behalf of the WA Government. In 2020, he has worked with governments in WA, Victoria and South Australia as an advisor on the COVID-19 response, and with the Commonwealth Government as a panel member on the National Contact Tracing Review.

Dr. John Lee is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is also a senior fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre and adjunct professor at the University of Sydney. From 2016 to 2018, he was senior national security adviser to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. In this role, he served as the principal adviser on Asia and for economic, strategic, and political affairs in the Indo-Pacific region. Dr. Lee was also appointed the Foreign Minister’s lead adviser on the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper, the first comprehensive foreign affairs blueprint for Australia since 2003 and written to guide Australia’s external engagement for the next ten years and beyond. He has held adjunct professorships at the Australian National University and is one of the foremost experts on the Chinese political economy and on strategic and economic affairs pertaining to the Indo-Pacific. Dr. Lee’s articles have been published in leading policy and academic journals in the United States, Asia, and Australia. He received his master’s and doctorate in international relations from the University of Oxford and his bachelor of laws and arts degrees (first class, philosophy) from the University of New South Wales.

Emma Gray is responsible for leading ANZ’s strategic use of data, as well as creating new customer insights and driving automation to ultimately improve customer experience. Her work spans data management, governance and privacy, technology and AI, business intelligence, people, processes and effective partnership to enable better and faster decision making. This is a core part of ANZ’s digital transformation to prepare the bank for the future. During this time, she also served on the inaugural Data Standards Board, whose purpose is to advise on implementation of the Consumer Data Right to enable Open Data in the Australian economy. Prior to joining ANZ in 2016, Emma spent three years at Woolworths where she most recently served as Chief Loyalty and Data Officer, with a focus on retooling Woolworth’s rewards capability for deeper personalisation for customers and insights relevant across the business system. Before that she was a partner at Bain & Company, having worked across the United States, Europe and Australia for 15 years.

Jayston Small is a chartered engineer and recognised risk management specialist with more than 25 years of experience in the mining and energy sector. He co-founded Nuffield Group in 2002 and continues in the role as Managing Director.

Nuffield Group is a team of 65 consultants who specialise in risk and emergency management, engineering and asset integrity, health and safety, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. The organisation aims to bring consistency, resilience and best practice risk management to businesses throughout Australia and NZ.

Jayston holds two other Director roles for Small Medium Enterprises, and Chair’s AICD’s Victorian Small Medium Enterprise Special Interests Committee.

John’s 40 year corporate career has seen him work in Australia, US, UK and across Asia. Originally trained as a chartered accountant John progressed into senior management roles and has held positions as CEO of public & private companies, NSW government transport corporations and more recently, internet companies in Australia and overseas. His business experience in the last 20 years has been largely in strategic planning, restructuring/turn around strategies and change management to improve business performance. He has also served as a director of ASX listed companies and large public and private enterprises. John has been a member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Advisory committee of Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) on Accounting issues. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, AICD and FINSIA

Louise McElvogue is a non-executive director with experience in strategy, technology and marketing in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. Board roles include Cluey Learning

(ASX), 1stGroup (ASX) and Healthdirect (State and Commonwealth Governments. Louise is a member of the AICD’s NSW Council. Technology & Innovation Panel and National Education Advisory Committee. Previous governance roles include cybersecurity group WhiteHawk (ASX) and the Federal Government appointment to the Convergence Review, which reviewed the regulation of Australian media.

Louise has led more than 30 digital products for companies including McDonald’s, BBC, Channel 4 British Gas, hp and Fairfax Media and has sector experience with start-ups, government and corporates. She is an Industry Professor with UTS Business School where she designed the School’s first online-only degree a Master Of Digital Marketing.

Louise started her career as a business journalist and been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian,

The Sunday Times, Financial Times Media and CNN Business News. 

Margie Seale is an experienced non-executive director who is currently on the boards of Telstra Corporation, Scentre Group and Westpac Banking Corporation.

Prior to her board career, Margie had over 25 years’ experience in senior executive roles in consumer goods, global publishing, the early transition of traditional business models to a digital environment, and in sales and marketing. Her final executive role was as Chief Executive of Random House Australia and New Zealand, and President of Asia Development for Random House Inc, the global company.

Her board experience includes Penguin Random House (Director, then Chair), Bank of Queensland, Ramsay Health Care, Australian Pacific Holdings, Sydney Writers’ Festival, The Powerhouse Museum, and Chief Executive Women. Her previous roles additionally include being a member of the Australian J P Morgan Advisory Council and on the Australian Public Service Commission Centre for Learning and Leadership Advisory Board.

In 2015, Margie founded a philanthropic literary travel company, Ponder & See, which funds writers’ festivals and writers through creating literary trips or experiences for interested readers. She donates funds and time to create, organise and lead the trips.

Margie is a keen traveller (well, when she can), reader, believer in continuous education for all (and particularly NED’s), loves music, and undertakes arduous walking and cycling trips so she can eat delicious food.

Mark Morey was elected Secretary of Unions NSW in February 2016. He was formally the Assistant Secretary responsible for coordinating Unions NSW legal, industrial and industry policy activities. Mark was responsible for political co-ordination, public sector activities along with the construction and transport industries.

Mark joined the Labor Council in 2000 as a Special Project Officer then becoming its Research Director in 2002. Mark managed the rail portfolio from 2002 until he left in 2004.

In 2005 he moved to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (NSW Branch) as the union’s Executive Officer, where he coordinated its political, industrial and campaigning activities. Mark returned to Unions NSW March 2009.

Mark is a Director of First State Super and is also a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Executive and Growth and Campaigns Committee.

Pru Bennett is a Partner of Brunswick Group assisting Australian and Asian corporate clients on issues such relating to corporate governance, ESG strategies and stakeholder management and communications. Pru is a Senior Advisor to Sydney based Morrow Sodali

Pru is chairman of the National Foundation For Australia China Relations, a director of Global Compact Network Australia and the International Integrated Reporting Council Board, a member of the Council for the Asian Corporate Governance Association, Advisory Council for Hong Kong based investment management firm, Oasis Capital and the Deakin University Integrated Reporting Advisory Board.

Until January 2019, Pru Bennett was a Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of BlackRock's Investment Stewardship Team for the APAC Region based in Hong Kong. In that role, Pru led a team that responsible for engagement and proxy voting activities concerning the companies in which BlackRock invests on behalf of clients.

Pru is a member of a number of industry and regulatory bodies in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

Pru has a BCom from the University of New South Wales, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, and a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Rachael Falk is one of Australia’s foremost cyber security experts and commentators.

As Chief Executive Officer of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre, Rachael leads a cutting-edge program of cyber security research collaboration between government, industry and research institutions. The aim is impact, lifting Australia’s cyber security capacity and capability and creating innovative solutions for the ever-evolving problems of our interconnected world.

Rachael was recently appointed to the Federal Government’s Industry Advisory Committee, which will help guide the implementation of Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020, and was Telstra’s first General Manager of Cyber Influence. She has a background in commercial law and cyber security, practising as a lawyer at top-tier firms in Australia and the UK and in-house for Telstra.

She holds an Advanced Masters in National Security Policy (Hons) from the National Security College (ANU), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (UTS) and Bachelor of Arts (ANU).

Rob Gurney joined oneworld® in October 2016 as its CEO, reporting to the alliance’s Governing Board, which comprises the CEOs of all its member airlines, and leading the alliance’s central team, which is based in New York.

Since then, oneworld has undertaken a comprehensive transformation, building a digital platform to enable a range of transactions via member airline apps; launched a new membership programme, oneworld connect and onboarded inaugural member Fiji Airways; added a new full member, Royal Air Maroc and relaunched the oneworld brand.

With dual Australian and UK citizenship, Rob Gurney joined British Airways in 1993, working in commercial roles in Australia, New Zealand and the airline’s London headquarters. He managed on behalf of Qantas and British Airways their joint business covering their combined services on the “kangaroo route” between Australia and Europe.

In 1997, he switched to Qantas, working in various commercial roles in the airline’s Sydney headquarters. For four years, until 2012, he was Group Executive Qantas Airlines Commercial, with responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing.

After leaving Qantas, he served for two years as CEO of Helloworld (previously branded Jetset Travelworld Group).

He was recruited by Emirates in 2014 as its Divisional Vice-President Australia and New Zealand. A year later, he was transferred by the airline to New York, as Senior Vice-President North America, responsible for all commercial activities in the USA and Canada. He subsequently assumed responsibility also for South America, becoming Senior Vice-President Commercial Operations The Americas.

Terry Roberts has established the first CyberSecurity Online Exchange - enabling all businesses (especially midsized and small companies) to have continuous online access to automated cyber risk profiles, scorecards, action.

Before transitioning to industry in 2009, Terry Roberts was the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence (DDNI), where she led, together with the Director of Naval Intelligence, more than 20,000 intelligence and information-warfare military and civilian professionals and managed more than $5 billion in resources, technologies, and programs globally, leading the initial approach for the merging of Naval Communications and Intelligence under the OPNAV N2/N6 and the creation of the Information Dominance Corps. Prior to being the Navy DDNI, Terry Roberts served as the Director of Requirements and Resources for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USDI), spearheading the creation and implementation of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP), in partnership with the Director of National Intelligence, the Services, the Combat Support Agencies, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

An intelligence professional for over 30 years, Terry has held many senior intelligence positions, including Director of Intelligence, Commander Naval Forces Europe and Commander-in-Chief NATO AFSOUTH; Director, Defense Intelligence Resource Management Office (manager of the General Defense Intelligence Program); Director, Naval Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Scientific and Technical Intelligence (S&TI) analysis at the Office of Naval Intelligence; special assistant to the Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support and the Chief of Staff for the Director Military Intelligence Staff. In addition, Terry has directed, conducted, and enabled intelligence operations globally, with much of this work being focused on the requirements, planning, and implementation of intelligence and communications technologies, software, and architectures.

Terry Roberts is Chair Emeritus of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Cyber Council, was a Member of the AFCEA Intelligence Committee from 2008-2017, former President, Naval Intelligence Professionals (NIP), a 2017/18 Cyber Fellow at New America (non-partisan think tank), and a member of the USNA Cyber Education Advisory BOD since 2010 and of the Cyber Florida Advisory BOD.

Terry’s personal awards include the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service; the Navy Senior Civilian Award of Distinction, the NGA Personal Medallion for Excellence; the Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award; the Director of Central Intelligence National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction; the National Intelligence Reform Medal; and the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation.

Wendy is a Non-executive Director of the Coles Group Ltd and Fitted for Work, and a Council Member of The University of Melbourne. In addition, Wendy is the Chair of the Industry Advisory Board for the Centre for Business Analytics at the Melbourne Business School, a member of the AICD’s Innovation & Technology Advisory panel and a member of the Digital Experts Advisory Committee for the Digital Taskforce in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Wendy was previously a non-executive director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Altium Ltd. Prior to taking up her Director career, Wendy was an information technology and management consultant, spending her 32+ year career with global leader Accenture. During her final years with Accenture she had been in various regional and global senior management leadership positions including Director of Operations – Asia Pacific; Global Senior Managing Director, Outsourcing – Quality & Risk Management; Global Senior Managing Director, Technology - Quality & Risk Management; and finally as Senior Managing Director, Technology - Asia Pacific. Over her career with Accenture Wendy worked across multiple industry sectors and operated across multiple countries (including living in New York, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur). Wendy is also a member of Chief Executive Women and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).