Martin Parkinson, AC
Non-Executive Director
Martin was appointed to the Board effective 24 February 2020. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nominations Committee.
Martin is currently Chancellor of Macquarie University and non-executive director of Australian Retirement Trust and O’Connell Street Associates. He is also the co‑chair of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
Martin previously served as Secretary for the Australian Government's Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Treasury and Department of Climate Change. Martin is a former director of Orica, the Cranlana Program for Ethical Leadership, the German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce and North Queensland Airports. He’s been a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Infrastructure Australia, the Council of Financial Regulators, the Board of Taxation and the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission. He was previously Chair of the Australian Office of Financial Management and Chair of World View Indo-Pacific.
Martin holds a PhD and an MA from Princeton University, an M.Ec from the Australian National University and a B.Ec (first class honors) from the University of Adelaide. Martin has been awarded the degrees of Doctor of the University (honoris causa) by the University of Adelaide and of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) by ANU.
Martin was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2017 and has a Public Service Medal. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, the Institute of Public Administration Australia and the Australian National Institute of Public Policy. He is a life member of the Australian Business Economists.
Martin is a resident of Australia.
