Dr Martin Parkinson served in Commonwealth Government leadership positions on all facets of economic, social, foreign, defence and national security policies for almost 40 years.

Martin retired from the Commonwealth in 2019, having been Secretary of three Departments: Prime Minister and Cabinet; The Treasury; and the inaugural Department of Climate Change.

Martin is currently Chancellor of Macquarie University, non-executive director of Worley, Australian Retirement Trust and O’Connell Street Associates, Chair of the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation and World View Indo Pacific, and Co-Chair of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. He is a member of the Bain Advisory Council and serves on the advisory boards of the Asia Society Australia, Fujitsu A/NZ,  and Thrive Refugee Enterprises.