John Brumby AO

The Hon. John Brumby AO was appointed as Chairperson of the Trust on 11 August 2017. Mr Brumby is the Chancellor of La Trobe University and a Professor (Honorary) in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. He is well known for his roles as the former Treasurer (2000 to 2007) and then Premier of Victoria (2007 to 2010), as well as being appointed Victoria’s first-ever Minister for Innovation.

Since retiring from politics in 2010, John Brumby has taken on a number of roles in the not-for-profit and business sectors, including Chair of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust, Citywide Service Solutions Pty Ltd and the In2science Advisory Board. Mr Brumby was also recently appointed Chair of the Victorian Government's new $2 billion Breakthrough Victoria Fund.

Mr Brumby was awarded an Order of Australia in 2017 for distinguished service to the Parliament of Victoria, to economic management and medical biotechnology innovation, to improved rural and regional infrastructure, and to the community.

He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is the author of a number of articles and books, including the 2015 release of ‘The Long Haul – Lessons from Public Life’.