Dr Bronwyn Evans
Dr Bronwyn Evans AM FTSE Chair, Building 4.0 CRC

Current as of 31/05/2023


Dr Bronwyn Evans AM is the Chair of Building4.0 CRC, a Director of Standard Communications (GME), a Director of ACOR Consultants, a Commissioner at the Independent Planning Commission of NSW and a Director of listed medical device company EBR Systems Inc (ASX EBR). She was recently a member of the NSW Modern Manufacturing Taskforce and she Chairs the NSW Bushfire Mission Expert Panel.


She recently held the positions of CEO of Engineers Australia and CEO of Standards Australia. She has led innovation initiatives, including as Chair of the Growth Centre for MedTech and Pharmaceuticals


Dr Evans has 40 years’ experience in engineering, including at Cochlear, GE Healthcare, BHP Steel and Electricity Commission of NSW. She has a PhD in Electrical Engineering, an Honorary Doctorate from Swinburne University, is an Honorary Fellow of University of Wollongong and Engineers Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. In 2021 she received an AM in the Queen’s Birthday honours for significant service to engineering, to standards, and to medical technology.


Fellow status Elected 2012 Division NSW Forum(s) Health Technology, Infrastructure
Fellowship Affiliations Monash University Classification Government Sector Expertise 262 - Medical technology

Biography at time of election

Dr Bronwyn Evans is an outstanding Australian engineering leader who has effectively promoted engineering as a rewarding career for women. She leads a team which ensures that the company's products are safe and reliable. She is Chair of Engineers Australia's National Board of the Centre for Engineering Leadership and Management (CELM). As chair of the Advisory Board of ROBOGALS she is helping to create the next generation of female engineers. She is a director of both The John Holland Group and The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering and was named by EA in 2007 among Australia's Top 25 Most Influential Female Engineers.