Marty Gauvin is an experienced leader in innovation, business strategy, and research and development. Currently serving as Principal Advisor at R&D Certainty and Chief Executive Officer of Fertilis since 2020, Marty also holds the position of President and CEO at Virtual Ark, which provides strategic advice and technical capabilities to innovative companies. Marty has been a member of various advisory boards, including the College of Science and Engineering and the School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Flinders University, as well as the Adelaide Business School Advisory Board. Marty's past roles include Managing Director at Parseq Computer Systems Pty Ltd and managing various government advisory positions, including Chair of the Innovation Investment Committee and member of the R&D Incentives Committee. Education was completed at the University of Adelaide and St Peters College.