David Clarke was a 2007 Award Winner. David holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne and he used his John Monash Scholarship to gain a Masters of Public Administration at Harvard University. David acted as a strategic change consultant with CARE International, a leading international humanitarian NGO, and as economic development consultant with the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership. David is currently a project leader with the Boston Consulting Group.

Peter is Chair of the National Selection Panel, having chaired the Victorian Selection Panel until 2009. He had a distinguished career in civil engineering and was at Monash University for 33 years, during which time he was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, responsible for research and development and information technology, and Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University. Professor Darvall is the author of several books on mechanics and structures and has written numerous research papers on topics related to his areas of expertise. He has been a Board member of the Prince Henry’s Institute for Medical Research, Montech, the Victorian Strategic Industry Foundation (SIRF), the Baker Medical Research Institute, the Institute of Reproduction and Development and the Cooperative Research Centres for Catchment Hydrology, Water Quality and Treatment, and Freshwater Ecology and was on the board of Melbourne Water until October 2009.

Stephen Gerlach AM is Chancellor of the Flinders University. He was formerly the Chairman of Santos Ltd, former Chairman of Elders Ltd (formerly Futuris Corporation Ltd), Equatorial Mining Ltd, Elders Australia Ltd, Challenger Listed Investments, Amdel Ltd and Penrice Ltd and a Director of a number of other public companies, including Southcorp Ltd, Brunner Mond Holdings Ltd (UK) and Elders Rural Bank Ltd. Stephen was a partner of the Adelaide legal firm Finlaysons for 23 years and its Managing Partner from 1985 to 1991.  He has also been actively involved in a number of community and professional associations and is at the present time a member of the AICD and a member of the Corporate Governance Committee. He is currently a Trustee of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation, Chairman of Foodbank South Australia Inc and a Director of Foodbank Australia Ltd. He is a former Chairman of the Australian Red Cross Society of SA and a Director and Honorary Life Member of the Australian Red Cross Society.

Leon joined the Foundation Board in November 2010. He has actively supported the Foundation for a number of years. Leon is in private business, Chairing innovative companies such as Healthlogix and Connecfurniture.com. His Honorary roles include Federal & Victorian Chairman of the Australia - Israel Chamber of Commerce (since 1989); Chairman of Questacon; Director of the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation and Chair of it’s Audit Committee. Leon is also Chairman of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Mrs Yolanda Klempfner is a lawyer in Victoria and is currently Investment Director for Texmond Mgt. Yolanda is a Board Member of Epworth Hospital, RMIT Foundation and RMIT Gallery and is a Trustee of the National Council for Jewish Women and a Member of the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal. She was formerly Chancellor of RMIT.

Professor Alan Robson completed his PhD in agricultural science at University of Western Australia (UWA) and has been based at the university since 1974. In 2004 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor, the first graduate of UWA to hold the position. He has also been Foundation Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture. He is currently the Hackett Professor of Agriculture. Outside the University, he was Chair of the Group of Eight (2007-2010), Deputy Chair of the Council of the National Library (1998-2005), Deputy Chair of Universities Australia (2009-2011), a member of the Western Australian Science Council (2003-2009), and the CSIRO Board (2003-2008). Professor Robson was Foundation Chair of the Grain Legumes Research Council, and a Member of the Committee for University Training and Staff Development (1998-1999), the Australian Teaching and Learning Committee (2000-2004) and the Board of Directors of the Australian Universities Quality Agency. In 1989, Professor Robson was a member of a three person committee to review agricultural and related education in Australia, and in 2001 he chaired the Ministerial Taskforce on Structures, Services and Resources Supporting Government Schools. In 1987, Professor Robson was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Subsequently he was awarded the Australian Medal of Agricultural Science. In 2003, Professor Robson was made a Member of the Order of Australia, and awarded a Centenary Medal. In 2009, Professor Robson was made a Citizen of Western Australia.

Peter is the Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, a cross-university partnership of the business schools at the University of New South Wales, Melbourne University and Swinburne University of Technology. Peter had been Head of the Department of Economic History at the University of NSW before joining the Australian Public Service. In his 20 years in the Australian Public Service, Peter served as Public Service Commissioner, CEO of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Secretary of the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business and Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training, before serving as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from February 2003 for five years. Peter is also a non-Executive Director of AMP Ltd and the Chairman of QuintessenceLabs, a venture capital start-up. In the not-for profit arena he is Chairman of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, a director of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence.

Steven Skala is Vice Chairman, Australia and New Zealand, of Deutsche Bank AG. He is Chairman of Hexima Limited and a Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Max Capital Group Limited and Wilson HTM Investment Group Ltd. Active beyond banking and commerce, Steven is Vice President of the Board of the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, a Director of the Centre for Independent Studies and is a Member of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. He is a Trustee of the Sir Zelman Cowen Cancer Foundation, a Member of the Advisory Council of the Australian Innovation Research Centre, a Member of the Global Foundation and a Member of the Grievance Tribunal of Cricket Australia. He is the former Chairman of Film Australia Limited and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and is a former director of The Australian Ballet. Previously Steven practiced law in Brisbane, London, and in Melbourne where for almost 20 years he was a Senior Partner and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Practice of Arnold Bloch Leibler, Solicitors. Steven is a graduate in arts and law from the University of Queensland and has a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford University.

Emeritus Professor Deane Terrell is a Visiting Fellow at College of Business and Economics at The Australian National University (ANU). He is currently Chair of the AARNet Board of Management, Chair of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra Board, Chair of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation, Chair and Principal Director of the Canberra School of Music Foundation, Chair of The General Sir John Monash Foundation Investment Committee and member of the Board and Awards Committee. Member of the Advisory Board for the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (CAIS). He has held directorships on the Board of the Australian Vice-Chancellor’s Committee, Australian Education Office (Washington), the Tertiary Education Superannuation Scheme (TESS) and the Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing Interim Board. He was a member of the Business/Higher Education Roundtable, CanTrade and the Canberra Business Council.

Dr Wilson has a background in medicine, finance, banking and consulting and has over 20 years experience in business strategy and corporate governance. After completing medical training, she acquired an MBA from the Harvard Business School where she studied agribusiness and the health sector. Dr Wilson is Chair of IMBcom Pty Ltd, and a Director of CathRx Ltd, UQ Holdings Ltd, and Universal Biosensors Inc. She lives in Queensland, and is Finance Director of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and a University of Queensland Senator.