Our Board

	Chairman - Mr Gerry Moriarty AM BE, FIEAust, FIREE Gerry Moriarty joined Macquarie Group in August 2002 and was appointed Chairman of the Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCIG) in December 2002. He is Chairman of Broadcast Australia, Deputy Chairman of Arqiva (a UK communications company), a Director of Global Tower Partnership LLC (a US mobile tower company), Chairman of the Bionics Institute and was, until recently, a Director of Research Australia. Gerry holds a first class honours degree in Electrical Engineering from Canterbury University (New Zealand). He is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers, Australia, a Fellow of The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a past Governor of the Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering (University of Sydney) and member of the Melbourne Symphony Council. In June 2001, Gerry was appointed as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for service to the information technology and telecommunications sectors and as an advocate for the employment of leading edge technological capability to advance Australia’s competitiveness in business and commerce. In 2003 he received the Centenary Medal for services to Australian Society in industry.

	Treasurer - Mr Brian Jamieson FCA Brian has over 30 years of experience in providing advice and audit services to a diverse range of public and large private companies. He was Chief Executive of Minter Ellison Melbourne from 2002 to 2005. Prior to joining Minter Ellison he was Managing Partner of KPMG Melbourne and Southern Regions from 1993 to 1998, Chief Executive Officer at KPMG from 1998 to 2000 and Chairman of KPMG Melbourne from 2001 to 2002. He was also a KPMG Board member in Australia, and a member of the USA Management Committee. Brian is Chairman of Mesoblast Limited and Chairman of Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited. He is a non-executive Director of OzMinerals Limited, a non-executive Director of Tatts Group Limited, and a non-executive Director of the Bank of Western Australia Ltd, a subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd. He is also a Director of The Sir Robert Menzies Foundation and Chairman of the Tattersall's George Adams Foundation. Brian is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
	Mr John Bryson BEng (Mech), MBA (Melb), Visiting Fellow MIT- Sloan Business School (1999), Harvard University – Executive Courses (1999) MAICD After nine years in the engineering profession, John joined JBWere and Son where he held a number of senior roles. In 1983 he was Appointed Group General Manager, in 1987 he became an Equity Partner, in 1991 he was appointed National Manager – Retail and in 2000, John was appointed a Director of Corporate Finance. He established the Firm’s Private Equity area and was involved in capital raisings. Since retiring from Goldman Sachs JBWere in 2003, John has provided consulting services in the finance industry, managed a large charitable fund and currently holds a number of directorships and various risk, audit, remuneration and investment committees related to these Board roles. His current non-executive directorships include: The Bionics Institute, First Samuel Limited, Choiseul Investments Limited and Praemium Limited.
	Prof James McCluskey BMedSci, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCPA James McCluskey was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Melbourne in March 2011. Prior to this he held the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Partnerships) position and was the Chair at the University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology. He joined the University in 1997. Jim is known internationally for research into basic and clinical immunology and for leadership in the field of immunogenetics. He received the Rose Payne Medal from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics and the Parr Prize from the Australian Rheumatism Association in recognition of his research excellence. Jim has consulted for the Australian Red Cross for over 20 years and is Director of several research institute boards.
	Professor Iven Mareels ir (Ghent), PhD (ANU), FTSE, FIEEE, FIEAust, MSIAM, CPEng, Eng Exec Iven Mareels has been a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne since 1996. In June 2007, he became Dean of the School of Engineering. Previously he was a Reader at the Australian National University and a lecturer at the University of Newcastle and the University of Ghent. He is Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australia, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (USA), a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia. He is registered as a Corporate Professional Engineer and he is a member of the Engineering Executives chapter of Engineers Australia. He is a Member of the Board of the Bionics Institute and chairs its Scientific Review Committee, a Member of the Board of SPIRE, a Member of the Board of Bionic Vision Australia and a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre and a Member of the Steering Committee for the Centre for Neural Engineering.
	Professor Field Rickards BSc(Hons), MEd(Manchester), PhD Field Rickards was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne in August 2004. Prior to this appointment he was President of the Academic Board and Pro Vice-Chancellor. He joined the Faculty of Education in 1989 from the Department of Otolaryngology in the Faculty of Medicine, having been first appointed to the University of Melbourne as lecturer in 1973 to lead Australia’s first post-graduate training in audiology in 1974. He was appointed to Professor of Education of the Hearing-Impaired in 1994. From 1994 to 2000 he served as Head of Department. He has been a member of various Faculty, Academic Board, University and University Council Committees and was Deputy Dean of the School of Graduate studies (1999-2001). He is currently a Director of the Royal Children's Hospital Education Institute as well as the Bionics Institute. He is Chairman of the Asia Education Foundation Board.
	Ms Christina Hardy BBusComm, LLB Christina Hardy is Director of Business Development and Legal Affairs at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and a non-executive director of the Bionics Institute. In addition to technology commercialisation in medical research, she has advised senior executive and Board members on risk management/mitigation issues and strategy. She has 10 years in corporate and commercial law in Australia, the UK and Asia in the ICT sector negotiating and managing complex commercial transactions with a technology emphasis. Earlier in her career she spent several years working for a Federal Senator and in public relations and media relations. Christina’s formal qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Business – Communications (Journalism) from the Queensland University of Technology.
	The Hon Steve Bracks DipBusStudies, GradDipEdu Steve Bracks was Victorian Premier and Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs between 1999 and 2007. He now holds six major honorary positions: as a Director of the Bionics Institute Board; as an Adviser to the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmao; as Chair of the Deakin Foundation, Deakin University; Global Reconciliation, Monash University and Centre for Dialogue, LaTrobe University. He is also Honorary Chair of the Union Education Foundation. Steve is Chairman of the superannuation fund Cbus, a Director of Jardine Lloyd Thomson Australia and a Senior Adviser to National Australia Bank and KPMG. He is also the Independent Chair for the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA). Mr Bracks received a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2010 for services to the Parliament and community of Victoria. He has also received Honorary Doctorates from both Ballarat and Deakin Universities.
	Ms Moya Mills Having led The Cranlana Progamme Foundation as the Inaugural Executive Director, Moya Mills has over 15 years experience in the areas of values- based leadership education and development, ethics education and cross-sector dialogue between the private, public and not-for profit sectors. Moya has a particular interest in the values and principles that inform public policy processes and decision-making. Moya has qualifications in the social sciences and management together with a broad background working the in the not-for-profit sector. Currently, Moya conducts a consulting practice, working in the area of mentoring and executive coaching.
	Mr Roger Gillespie Roger Gillespie OAM is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Baker’s Delight, the largest national chain of bakeries in Australia with over 700 bakeries operating throughout Australia, New Zealand and Canada. He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for both the Swinburne University of Technology’s Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) and the Franchising Council of Australia. Roger has been named ‘Citizen of the Year’ for the City of Boroondara and was granted an Order of Australia for his tireless work within the community. He joined the Bionics Institute Board in May 2012. He is also a: Board member of the Cranlana Programme, an educational entity geared at leadership development; Director of Epic Health, a small integrated health care business; Director of NQR, a supermarket chain; and President of the Australian Retailers’ Association.