Board of Directors

AAL has a skills-based, independent Board of Directors, that makes decisions about projects and investments based on advisory committees’ recommendations, member input, as well as the Board’s own extensive expertise.

Prof Orsola De Marco

Prof Orsola De Marco

Chair and Director

BSc(Hons), PhD

Appointed 20 November 2019
until 2025 AGM

Prof Brian Schmidt AC

Director

AC, FAA, FRS

Appointed 17 November 2022
until 2025 AGM

Prof. Jonathan Bland-Hawthorn

Director

BSc(Hons), PhD, FAA, FOSA

Appointed 25 November 2021
until 2024 AGM

​Dr Ilana Feain

Director

BAdvSc(Hons), PhD, GAICD

Appointed 17 November 2022
until 2025 AGM

Prof Cathryn Trott

Director

BSc(Hons), PhD, FASA, FAIP

Appointed 25 November 2021
until 2024 AGM

Susan (Sue) Weston PSM

Director

BSc, GradDipAcc, FCPA, CA, GAICD

Appointed 25 November 2021
until 2024 AGM

Prof Paul Lasky

Director

BSc (Hons), PhD

Appointed 16 May 2023
until 2026 AGM