Non-executive Member – Governance Board Jennifer Westacott AO

BA (Hons) (UNSW), GradCertMgt (Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business), Chevening Scholar (LSE)

Jennifer Westacott AO has more than three decades’ experience across the public and private sectors and was the Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia for over a decade. Professor Westacott has extensive executive and non-executive experience in business operations and corporate governance matters. She has rejoined KPMG as a Special Advisor to client teams, having worked at KPMG prior to her BCA appointment, advising major corporations on climate change and sustainability and governments across Australia on significant reform priorities. She also serves NSW as a global ambassador for business events. In the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Professor Westacott was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to private and public sector administration through executive roles, to policy development and reform, to cross sector collaboration, to equity, and to business. In 2017, Professor Westacott was awarded a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (DLitt) by the University of New South Wales.