John Ridley AM

Chair

John was one of the founders of Melbourne Forum. He lead the charge in 2009 to have the Athenaeum Club open membership t…

Dr Jonathan Spear

Company Secretary

Dr Jonathan Spear is Infrastructure Victoria’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. He…

Richard Hilton

Treasurer

Over 20 years of professional services experience with EY in the UK, Australia and the US primarily working in the Audit…

Dianne Jacobs

Member Engagement

Draws on experiences as founding principal of The NED Advisors and The Talent Advisors and with investment bank Goldman…

Prof Vin Massaro

Director

Honorary Professorial Fellow in Higher Education at the University of Melbourne; independent member of the Board of the…

Nina Christesen

Member Forums

Nina Christesen is Director of CQL that develops algorithmic trading systems for financial markets and Director and Inve…

Tony Nippard

Director

A governance professional, and board director. I have had extensive experience as a senior executive in various roles pr…

Weston Lewis

Director

Weston is an experienced sustainability leader, international business practitioner, global thinker, and innovator. He i…

Trisha Avery

Communications and Marketing

Trisha Avery M.A. Psych. & Couns. is the Director of Avery Advisory and Business Performance Coaching Australia (BPC…

Prof Lesa Scholl

Director

Professor Lesa Scholl, FRHistS, is Dean and Vice Master at Queen’s College, University of Melbourne. She has extensive g…

Prof Barbara van Ernst AM

MF Fellowship

Previous leadership roles include Deputy Vice Chancellor at Swinburne University and as Councilor and Mayor of Hawthorn…

Simone Goodwin

Executive Officer

Simone Goodwin has built a dynamic and diverse career over 20 years working in Australia, London, and New York City. Wit…