Narelle Clark

Narelle Clark is the CEO of the Internet Association of Australia, operator of IX Australia and NZIX, both not-for-profit, carrier neutral, member led internet exchanges. Narelle’s experience spans regulation, network architecture, research, consumer education and community development.

Narelle was Deputy CEO at the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, is a former head of CSIRO’s Networking Technologies Laboratory, of Networks R&D/Advanced Network Architecture at SingTel Optus, and a former trustee of the global Internet Society which she represented in the IANA transition co-ordination group. Narelle previously sat on auDA’s Policy Review Panel which reviewed all the policies that govern .au and contributed to the government review of auDA.

Narelle’s board experience includes a range of non-profit and for profit boards. She holds a bachelor of applied physics, a masters in telecommunications engineering and a postgraduate diploma in management. Narelle is also an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong.