Dr Martin Parkinson served in Commonwealth Government leadership positions on all facets of economic, social, foreign, defence and national security policies for almost 40 years. As the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and The Treasury, Martin was Australia’s most senior public servant. He served under five prime ministers.

Martin is currently Chancellor of Macquarie University, non-executive director of Worley, World View Indo-Pacific, Australian Retirement Trust, O’Connell Street Associates and the Champions of Change Coalition, and is chair of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation and co-chair of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation as well as serving on a variety of advisory boards and councils.