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Register of interests

Advised and declared interests of the University's Senate
Below you may access the advised/declared interests and related party transactions (2018/2019/2020/2021/2022) for all Senate fellows and committee members.

Senate fellows

Advised

  • Chairman, Thales Australia Limited 
  • Non-Executive Director, Australian Philanthropic Services
  • Non-Executive Director, Qantas Airways Limited
  • Trustee, St Vincent's Curran Foundation
  • Member, Australian British Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board 

Declared
 At the Risk and Audit Committee meeting:

  • 30 November 2020: The Chancellor declared her and her husband's investment directly, and indirectly via One Ventures, in Vaxxas. The University of Sydney is currently conducting a clinical trial for the use of a Vaxxas product.

Advised
  • Chair, The Conversation Media Group
  • Wife is Principal of Wenona School
  • Wife is on the Board of Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
Declared 
At the Building and Estates Committee meeting:
  • 3 September 2021: BEC resolved to note that Professor Mark Scott AO was formerly the Chair of Wesley Mission.

 

Advised
Nil
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Director, Cricket Australia
  • Controlling Shareholder & Director, Bruern Pty Ltd
  • Controlling Shareholder & Director, Eco Cars Pty Ltd
  • Controlling Shareholder & Director, Chippendale Farm Pty Ltd
  • Director, REA Group Ltd 
  • Director, Coles Group 
  • Non-Executive Director and Chair, Appen Ltd 
  • Wife is on teh Board of Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Declared

Nil

Advised

 

  • Non-Executive Director, HCF Group
  • Director, HCF Research Foundation
  • Non-Executive Director and Controlling Investor, Studiosity Pty Ltd
  • Member, LBW Trust / Women for Change Committee
  • Non-Executive Director, Board of Nanosonics Ltd
  • Non-Executive Director, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board

 

Declared

 

  • March 2023: University partnered with Studiosity to provide online learning support for students

 

Advised

  • Member for Strathfield, New South Wales Parliament
  • Director, Yatsen Associates (Advisory) Limited
  • Controlling Shareholder of Belong Here Pty Ltd
  • Director and Controlling Shareholder of Montag Management Pty Ltd
  • Director and Controlling Shareholder, Vantage Management Pty Ltd

Declared
At the Senate meeting:

  • 19 March 2022: Senate resolved to note the declaration from Jason Yat-sen Li regarding his recent election to the NSW seat of Strathfield for the Labor Party.

Advised
  • Employed, Nine Entertainment
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Non-Executive Director, Boral Limited
  • Non-Executive Director, Orica Limited
  • Non-Executive Director, Charter Hall Group Limited
  • Non-Executive Director, Snowy Hydro
  • Member, Board of Music in the Regions Ltd
Declared
  • Daughter Dr Rebecca Moses is currently a casual academic at the University of Sydney 
Advised
  • External Councillor, Hospitals Contribution Fund (HCF)
  • External Expert, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) 

 

Declared

 

  • Son Christopher Pettigrew is Head of the HCF Research Foundation 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advised
  • Non-Executive Director, Transurban Group
  • Director, O'Connell Street Associates with an ongoing relationship with King Wood Mallesons (KWM)
  • Non-Executive Director, Centuria Healthcare Limited
Declared
At Building and Estates Committee meetings:
  • 3 May 2017: In relation to the Health Precinct stage 1 early contract involvement, the chair declared his prior involvement as an advisory board member of Laing O’Rourke in a non-fiduciary capacity.
  • 11 October and 22 November 2017: Mr Scott declared that he has had a previous involvement with Laing O’Rouke, ending in 2009, who have been awarded the main contract for the Engineering Technology Precinct (ETP) project (Item 1.3.1) and are involved in the Susan Wakil Health Building (Item 4.2.2). Mr Scott’s historical declaration does not disqualify him from being included in discussion related to the ETP, for which the final decision has been made.
Advised
  • Director, Draco Analytics Pty Ltd
Declared

Nil

Advised

Nil

Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Member and Workplace Delegate, National Tertiary Education Union
  • Member, Public Service Association of New South Wales and Community and Public Sector Union (PSA CPSU) NSW
  • Member of Lived Experience Advisory Panel, Black Dog Institute
  • Ambassador, White Ribbon
  • Co-founder and Member, Australian Progressives
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Account Executive – Media & Social Media, Agenda C
  • MEmber, Liberal Party of Australia

 

Declared

 

Nil

 

Advised

 

  • Resident, St. Paul's College Graduate House
  • Research Assistant/ Casual Academic Tutor, University of Sydney Business School
  • Life Member, Honorary Secretary/ Board Director 2019 - 2021, University of Sydney Union

 

 

 

External Senate Committee Experts

Advised

Nil

Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Director, Sydney Institute of Marine Science
  • Chair, Sydney Institute of Marine Science Foundation
  • Director, Environment Protection Authority
  • Chair, EPA Finance Audit and Risk Committee
Declared

Nil

Advised 

  • Director, SUFC Foundation
  • Chairman, TCI Renewables
  • Director, One WiFi

Declared

Nil

Advised

  • Advisor, Ziva Connect Pty Ltd
  • Advisor, Mahlab
  • Chairman, Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF)
  • Chairman, Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)
  • Chairman, Queenwood School for Girls
  • Chairman Q5 (Australia)

Declared

 Nil

Advised 

  • Board Director, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • Board Director,  Committee for Sydney
  • Board Director, Financial Executives Institute
Declared

Nil

Advised

 

  • Non-Executive Director, Australian Rail Track Corporation
  • Chair and Non-Executive Director, Alexium International Group Limited
  • Chair, Board of Taxation
  • Non-Executive Director, Resolution Life Australia and subsidiaries 
  • Non-Executive Director, Creative Partnerships Australia
  • Non-Executive Director, The Smith Family
  • Non-Executive Director, Women Corporate Directors Limited
  • Member, Major Performing Arts Panel, Australia Council for the Arts
  • Non-Executive Director, Venues NSW
  • Partner, KPMG

 

Declared

 

 

 

Nil. 

 

Advised
  • Non-Executive Director, Western Sydney Airport Corporation
  • Non-Executive Director, NSW Catholic Schools Pty Limited
  • Family association with Allens Linklater Layers
Advised
  • Private Equity Consultant, Aware Super
  • External Board Member of the Investment Committee, Sentient Impact Group
  • Non-Executive Director, Blackwattle Investment Partners

 

 

Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Board Member, Health Infrastructure
  • Director & Principal, DCL Consulting Service Pty Ltd
  • Deputy Chair, NSW Planning Assessment Commission
  • Government advisory work – various agencies (declared as arising)
Declared
At the Building and Estates Committee meeting:
  • 3 May 2017: In relation to the Health Precinct Stage 1 Early Contract Involvement, the Building and Estates Committee noted Ms Leeson’s continued membership on the Health Infrastructure board.
Advised 
  • CEO, State Super 
  • Director, ACSI Board 
Declared 

Nil 

Advised
  • PwC was engaged by the University of Sydney Medical School to assist with the calculation for the cost of educating a medical student.
  • PwC was engaged by the University of Sydney Medical School to develop an analysis of the operational and financial impact of modifying delivery of the medical program. Note that this initial project has led to a subsequent project to update input values.
  • PwC was engaged by St John's College to provide real estate advisory services regarding a potential building project.
  • PwC was engaged by the Marketing Department to provide advice on whether the marketing was targeting current health science issues.
  • PwC was engaged by the University of Sydney Medical School to perform a valuation of the intellectual property inherent in the Doctor of Medicine program.
  • PwC and the University are joint shareholders in InnoWell Pty Limited, a venture to commercialise technology to assist people with mental health problems. The University and PwC each have a 45% interest in the entity.
  • PwC has been engaged by the University to support an evaluation of the Western Sydney Strategy.
  • PwC has been engaged by the University to support an evaluation of the University's debt capacity and forward projections to 2030.
  • PwC has been engaged by the University to carry out a Cost Diagnostic assignment.
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Director, Garvan Institute
  • Director, Clear Dynamics
  • Advisor, Deloitte
  • Advisory Board, Weare8
  • Chair, Centerstone Capital Pty Ltd
  • Chair, 6Clicks Pty Ltd
Declared

Nil 

Advised 
  • Chair, Opera Australia 
  • Chair, Tendwine Mirage Operations Pty Limited
  • Chair, Mirage Plains Pastoral Partnership 
  • Chair, Buildcorp Advisory Board
  • Chair, Sydney University Rugby Foundation
  • Director, Petsec Energy Limited
  • Director, MySale Group Plc
Declared 

Nil 

Advised
  • Non-Executive Director, Heffron Consulting Pty Limited
  • Advisory Board Member, QDOOZ
Advised 
  • Chief Investment Officer, Qantas 
  • Superannuation Limited 
  • Independent Member, Great Barrier Reef Foundation- Investment Committee
Declared 
Nil
Advised
  • Chair, Xero Corporation
  • Chair, Tyro
  • Non-Executive Director, Ramsay Health Care 
  • Co-Chair, Climate Leaders Coalition 
  • Co-Chair, Great Barrier Reef Foundation 
  • Chair, Tech Central Advisory Board 
  • Director, Committee for Sydney
  • Member, Bank of America Advisory Board
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Partner, KPMG
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Financial Advisor, Society of the Divine Word
  • Director, Board of United Malt Group 
  • Director, Apollo Care Operations Pty Ltd. 
  • Director, Apollo Care Pty Ltd. 
Declared
At the Building and Estates Committee meeting:
  • 3 September 2021: The Building and Estates Committee resolved to note that Terry Williamson was no longer on the board of Stockland as of 2 September 2021.