Greg Hood

Greg Hood was appointed Deputy Chair of the Board on 8 September 2021. He is Chair of the Board Safety Committee and a member of the Technology and Investment Committee and People, Culture and Remuneration Committee. His current term expires on 7 September 2024.

Greg has more than 41 years’ experience in the transport industry, beginning his career as an air traffic control officer with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1980. Since then, Greg has had extensive experience at senior executive and CEO levels across a number of organisations including Executive Manager Operations with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Executive General Manager Air Traffic Control with Airservices and more recently, Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

During his tenure at the ATSB, Greg was also appointed as the Chair of the International Transportation Safety Association (ITSA), a global association of safety investigation agencies, is a former board member of Safeskies Australia and past-president of the Canberra Philharmonic Society. Greg has also served as a member of the business advisory council for World Vision.

Greg currently sits as a member of the Steering Committee for Australia’s Marine National Facility (MNF). The MNF Steering Committee assists the CSIRO Board to fulfil its governance responsibilities by providing high level advice on the ongoing delivery of ocean research capabilities for the nation. He also has been, and is currently a Champion for the St Vincent de Paul CEO Sleep-out raising funds for Australia’s homeless, a judge for Canberra’s community arts Ovation Awards, and a crisis supporter for Lifeline.

In addition to holding qualifications as a glider and powered aircraft pilot, Greg is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a Freeman in the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, and a Life Member of the Qantas Founders Museum.