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Advised and declared interests of the University's Senate

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Below you may access the advised/declared interests for all Senate fellows and committee members.

Senate fellows

Advised

 

  • Chair, Xero Corporation
  • Chair, Ramsay Health Care 
  • Chair, Fitness Passport
  • Co-Chair, Great Barrier Reef Foundation 
  • Director, Committee for Sydney
  • Director, Governance Board Reserve Bank of Australia from 1 March 2025
  • Director, Thodey Family Trust
  • Director, Nevis Company
  • Director, Aspiring Company
  • Director, Thodey Consulting
  • Director, River Fund
  • Member, Bank of America Advisory Board
  • Member, ASIC Corporate Governance Consultative Panel 
  • Advisor, ServiceNow
  •  

    Declared 

    Nil

Advised
  • Chair, The Conversation Media Group
  • Chair, Group of Eight (Go8)
  • Director, The Australia and New Zealand School of Government
  • Director, Corporate Trustee of the Super Fund being Winnipesaukee Pty Limited
  • Wife is on the Board of Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
  • Daughter is a casual employee at the Matilda Centre, based at the University of Sydney 
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
  • Board Member, The University of Sydney Foundation Program Pty Ltd
  • Spouse works as an academic at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Director, Cochlear Ltd (effective 25 August 2025)
  • Non-Executive Director, Cricket Australia
  • Controlling Shareholder & Director, Bruern Pty Ltd
  • Controlling Shareholder & Director, Eco Cars Pty Ltd
  • Controlling Shareholder & Director, Chippendale Farm Pty Ltd
  • Non-Executive Director, REA Group Ltd 
  • Non-executive Director, Coles Group 
  • Non-Executive Director and Chair, Appen Ltd 
  • Wife is on the Board of Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Sole Trader Consultant to Dept of Health, Disability and Aging (Commonwealth)
  • Director, Ninti Pty Ltd
  • Deputy Chair, Ninti Training Ltd
  • Chair, Ninti One Ltd
  • Chair, Ninti One Foundation
  • Co-Chair, National Governance Committee (NGC), Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention, UWA
  • Chair, The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
  • Chair, Living First Language Platform Company
  • Trustee, AMLAC Pty Ltd (SMSF)
  • Trustee, AMLAC Family Trust
  • Trustee, Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust
  • Professor of Practice (Indigenous Engagement) FMH University of Sydney
  • Professor Emeritus University of Canberra
  • Patron Poche Indigenous Health Centres at University of Sydney, Flinders, Western Australia, Melbourne and Queensland
  • Patron, Winston Churchill Fellowship Trust
  • Patron, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
  • Patron,  Indigenous Allied Health Australia
  • Patron, University of South Australia Deadly Alumni
  • Patron, ACT Chapter of the Justice Reform Initiative (JRI)
  • Patron of Wakakirri
  • Ambassador, Mayi Kuwayu (National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing) ANU
  • Ambassador, Suicide Prevention Australia
  • Member, Indigenous Advisory Committee at the Australian Eating Disorders Research & Translation Centre, USYD
  • Member, Accord Implementation Advisory Committee
  • Member Cancer Australia’s Leadership Group on Indigenous Cancer Control
  • Member, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use Covid-19 Mental Health Think Tank, USYD
  • Member, the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB)
  • Fellow, the Australian Academy of Science
  • Fellow,  the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
  • Fellow, the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
  • Honorary Fellow, the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
  • Honorary academic appointments at ANU, UQ, and Macquarie University
  • Honorary Doctorate appointments from Charles Darwin, Flinders, Curtin, SA, Canberra and Sydney Universities
 Declared

 Nil

Advised
  • Co-Chair, LBW Trust / Women for Change Committee
  • Non-Executive Director and Controlling Investor, Studiosity Pty Ltd
  • Non-Executive Director, Medibank
  • Non-Executive Director, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board
  • Investor Director, Baymatob Pty Ltd
Declared
  • March 2023: University partnered with Studiosity to provide online learning support for students

Advised
  • Member for Strathfield, New South Wales Parliament
  • Chair, NSW Public Accounts Committee
  • Chair, NSW Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption
  • Director and Controlling Shareholder of Montag Management Pty Ltd
  • Director and Controlling Shareholder, Vantage Management Pty Ltd
  • Director, Yatsen Associates (Advisory) Limited
  • Director and beneficial owner via trust, Vantage Asia Holdings Pty Ltd
  • Controlling Shareholder of Belong Here 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
  • Non-Executive Director, SnowyHydro
  • Non-Executive Director, Orica
  • Non-Executive Director, Belvoir Company B
  • Family trust in KRN Family Discretionary Trust 
 Declared
  • Daughter Dr Rebecca Moses is currently a casual academic at the University of Sydney 

Advised
  • External Expert, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
  • Non-Executive Director, RNA Australia Pty Ltd
  • Sole trader – consultant, Professor Alan Pettigrew
  • Member, Australian Research Integrity Committee (Joint Committee of the ARC and the NHMRC)
  • Member, Expert Advisory Group to support a National Psychosocial Safety Network to assist organisations meet requirements under Work Health and Safety Regulation
Declared
  • Son Christopher Pettigrew is Head of the HCF Research Foundation 

Advised
  • Non-Executive Director, Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank
  • Non-Executive Director, Rio Tinto
  • Non-Executive Director, Macquarie SpaceCube
  • Trustee, Sydney Opera House
  • Board Member, INSEAD
  • Chair, National Affordability and Supply Council
  • Chair Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion at Work
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Consultant, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Vienna
  • Associate Fellow, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague
  • Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
  • Advisory Council, Australian Centre for International Justice
  • International Advisory Committee, Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
  • Foreign Expert Assessor, Quaid-i-Azam School of Law, Pakistan
  • Editorial Board/advisor, Indonesian Journal of International Law; Transnational Criminal Law Review; South Asian Studies in International and Comparative Law; Kathmandu School of Law Review; Perspectives on Terrorism
  • Series Editor (Security and Justice), Hart/Bloomsbery (publisher), London
  • General course lectures 2023, Xiamen Academy of International Law, China
  • Special course lectures 2024, Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands
  • Member, Australia New Zealand Society of International Law
  • Member, Amnesty International
  • Member, National Tertiary Education Union
  • Partner is a Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow at UNSW Law School
  • Special Rapporteur, Human Rights and Counter-terrorism, UN Human Rights Council
Declared

Nil

Advised

TBC

Declared

Nil

Advised

TBC

Declared

Nil

Advised
  • President, International Students Representative Council of Australia
  • Chair, NSW International Student Representative Committee
  • Chair, Australia-China Alumni Association Student Committee
  • Member, Chinese Communist Party
  • Education Officer and Councillor, Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association
  • Sole trader, China Australia Youth Development Application
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Board Director, University of Sydney Union
  • Board Member, Democracy in Colour
  • Honorary Secretary, University of Sydney Union
  • Undergraduate Student Representative, Academic Board, USYD
  • Undergraduate Student Representative, Faculty of Social Sciences Board, USYD
  • Undergraduate Student Representative, Faculty of Social Sciences 
  • Financial Member, Australian Greens (NSW)
  • Member, National Tertiary Education Union
  • General Assembly Member, Greenpeace Australia Pacific
  • Casual Employment, Chau Chak Wing Museum 

 

Declared

Nil

External Senate Committee Experts

Advised 
  • Board Director, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • Board Director, Financial Executives Institute
  • Independent Non-Executive Director, Mineral Resources Limited
  • Executive Coach and Mentor, Stephenson Mansell Group
  • Senior Advisor, Principia
  • Board Member, Air Services Australia Pty Limited
  • Founder, Susan Ferrier Consulting Pty Limited
  • Co-Chair, Jawun
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Director, Nerida Hall Family Trust
  • Director, Hallmac Family Trust
  • Non-Executive Director, Blackwattle Investment Partners 
  • Member of the Investment Subcommittee, ANZCA
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Deputy Chair, Football Australia
  • Co-Chair, Local Organising Committee AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026
  • Director, National Film and Sound Archive
  • Director, Hayes Theatre Co. 
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Director & Principal, DCL Consulting Service Pty Ltd
  • 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
  • Chair, Centerstone Capital
  • Director, Garvan Medical Research Institute
  • Chair, 6Clicks Pty Ltd
  • Director, Clear Dynamics Pty Ltd
  • Adviser, Deloitte Canada
  • Advisory Board Member, ABN Ltd
  • Advisory Board Member, Salesforce
Declared

Nil 

Advised
  • Chair, Women for Election
  • Advisory Board, Propel Group (Australia)
  • Advisory Board, Mentor Walks
  • Director, Orchard Cove P/L
  • Member, AICD Faculty
  • Director, Shirley Chowdhary Consulting P/L
Declared

Nil 

Advised
  • Partner, KPMG
Declared

Nil

Advised
  • Non-Executive Director, Cranbrook School
  • Chair, EdCamps Australia (t/a Great Aussie Bush Camp)
  • Non-Executive Director, Viridios Group - Viridios Capital, 
  • Pacific Street P/L; Silver Queen P/L (family investment vehicles)
  • Senior Advisor, MA Financial
  • Employee, Teamdate P/L (Salter Family Group family office)
Declared

At Finance and Audit Committee meeting:

  • 27 November 2024: In relation to the Gift Acceptance from the Khuda Family Foundation to the University, Dr Amelia Salter declared a personal friendship with Robin Khuda. The Committee noted she was not aware of the proposed gift prior to the release of the agenda papers and acknowledged the relationship did not conflict with the decision at hand.