Current as of 31/05/2023

Dr Megan Clark AC

Dr Clark is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Australian Space Agency and was the inaugural head of the agency. She is a non-executive director of Rio Tinto and CSL Limited, Deputy Chancellor of Monash University and a member of the Global Advisory Council of the Bank of America. Dr Clark recently joined the Australian Advisory Board of the MITRE Corporation which specialises in defence, cyber and aviation technology and security. She was Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 2009 to 2014. Prior to CSIRO, she was Vice President Technology and subsequently Vice President Health, Safety and Environment at BHP Billiton.

Dr Clark holds a BSc from the University of Western Australia and a PhD from Queen’s University, Canada and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Fellow of the AusIMM and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2014, she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia.

Dr Clarke has a distinguished record in minesite and research management, bringing the translation of research into practical, commercial outcomes. As Vice-President, Technology, for BHP Billiton, she carries a heavy responsibility not only for BHPB but for the continuing prosperity of Australia.

While at WMC, her perceptive understanding of science and technology transformed a sluggish venture capital portfolio into investments that delivered a remarkable rate of return.

As CEO of Rothschilds Australia e-Fund Investors, she championed the introduction of emerging sciences in electronics and computing into mining applications, ultimately influencing other sectors as well.

She has been pivotal in building linkages between Australian science and learned academics in China and India that have already produced concrete rewards in technology and reputation.