EVIDENCE BASED POLICY RESEARCH PROJECT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Deputy Chair / Co - Chair of Citizens for Democratic Renewal and As the Governance Editor for IdeaSpies
Was involved in manufacturing and financial services for over 30 years, as an executive and business leader. He was Executive General Manager of Global Banking and Financial Services in the successful 1990's leadership team of NAB.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Public Administration at the University of Queensland Business School
JD Story Professor of Public Administration at the University of Queensland Business School. He has published extensively on comparative federalism and constitutional reform., Former member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission.
Consultant for the New Federalism reforms of the Fraser and Hawke governments.
Founding Board member of the Constitutional Centenary Foundation. Served as Chair of several Commonwealth-State bodies and was Australia's representative on the Executive Board of UNESCO.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Editorial Panel
Principal, Public Purpose, an independent advisory practice working at the intersection of government, policy, technology and co-author of Are We There Yet? - The Digital Transformation of Government and the Public Service in Australia (2019). He formerly headed the Asia-Pacific public sector consulting and innovation team in Cisco's Internet Business Solutions Group. Prior to that he held senior positions in both the federal and NSW state governments.
Chancellor, Western Sydney University and Chair, New South Wales Education Standards Authority. He is a former Secretary, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; Chair, NSW Public Service Commission; Secretary, Department of Education, Science and Training; Secretary, Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business; Commissioner, The Australian Public Service Commission and CEO, ATSIC.
An experienced public policy and financial advisor who has worked for the Wesley Mission, Family and Community Services, IPART and the NSW Treasury.
Freelance writer who was Gough Whitlam's private secretary both in opposition and in government. He later spent 25 years in marketing and corporate communications, including being Managing Director of Mojo advertising agency. He finished his career with 20 years in executive recruitment and retired in 2019.
Clerk Emeritus of the NSW Legislative Assembly. Retired in 2011 after 21 years in the role. Served during the reign of 12 Premiers and eight Speakers in Australia's oldest parliament. Worked at Parliament House for 40 years, in all, through more than 2,000 sitting days, and the introduction of more than 6,000 bills. Awarded the Public Service Medal and Centenary of Federation Medal for service to the Parliament.
CEO of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, a national organisation that works to create a safer online and offline world for children. Extensive experience in the for-purpose sector, creating positive social change. Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University of Technology; Deputy Chair, Centre for Social Impact; Council Member, National Museum of Australia; Director, Teach for Australia; former CEO of Philanthropy Australia.
Executive Director, Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Co-Chair of the Citizens for Democratic Renewal Project whose career has included being Chief Executive Officer of the Public Education Foundation; Minister for Education and Training; Minister for the Environment; and Minister for Women in the NSW Government.