Register of interests

Senate fellows

Chancellor David Thodey AO

Advised

Chair, Xero Corporation
Chair, Tyro
Non-Executive Director, Ramsay Health Care
Co-Chair, Climate Leaders Coalition
Co-Chair, Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Chair, Tech Central Advisory Board
Director, Committee for Sydney
Member, Bank of America Advisory Board
Member, ASIC Corporate Governance Consultative Panel

Declared

Nil

Professor Mark Scott AO

Advised

Chair, The Conversation Media Group
Wife is Principal of Wenona School
Wife is on the Board of Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
Director, The Australia and New Zealand School of Government

Declared

At the Building and Estates Committee meeting:

3 September 2021: BEC resolved to note that Professor Mark Scott AO was formerly the Chair of Wesley Mission.

Professor Jane Hanrahan

Advised

Spouse works as an academic at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney.

Declared

Nil

Richard Freudenstein

Advised

Director, Cricket Australia
Controlling Shareholder & Director, Bruern Pty Ltd
Controlling Shareholder & Director, Eco Cars Pty Ltd
Controlling Shareholder & Director, Chippendale Farm Pty Ltd
Director, REA Group Ltd
Director, Coles Group
Non-Executive Director and Chair, Appen Ltd
Wife is on the Board of Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

Declared

Nil

Professor Tom Calma AO

Advised

Professor of Practice (Indigenous Engagement) FMH University of Sydney
Professor Emeritus University of Canberra
Sole Trader Consultant to Dept of Health and Aged Care (Commonwealth)
Member, Accord Implementation Advisory Committee
Member, Aged Care Council of Elders (Commonwealth DOHAC)
Director, AMLAC Pty Ltd (SMSF)
Co-Chair, Reconciliation Australia Board
Chair and director, Ninti One Limited and director
Share Holder, Ninti Pty Ltd
Non-executive director Ninti Training Limited
Chair Ninti One Foundation
Patron Poche Indigenous Health Centres at University of Sydney, Flinders, Western Australia, Melbourne and Queensland
Patron, Winston Churchill Fellowship Trust
Patron, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
Patron, Indigenous Allied Health Australia
Patron, University of South Australia Deadly Alumni
Patron, ACT Chapter of the Justice Reform Initiative (JRI)
Patron, Wakakirri and Big Song
Trustee
Patron, Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust
Ambassador, Mayi Kuwayu (National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing) ANU
Ambassador, Suicide Prevention Australia
Co Chair, National Governance Committee (NGC), Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention, UWA
Co-Chair, The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
Chair, Living First Language Platform Company
Member Cancer Australia’s Leadership Group on Indigenous Cancer Control
Member, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use Covid-19 Mental Health Think Tank
Member, Australian Genomics Independent Advisory Board
Member, the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB)
Fellow, the Australian Academy of Science
Fellow, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
Honorary Fellow, the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
Honorary Fellow, the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
Honorary academic appointments at ANU, UQ, and Macquarie University
Honorary Doctorate appointments from Charles Darwin, Flinders, Curtin, SA, Canberra and Sydney Universities

Declared

Nil

Dr Lisa McIntyre

Advised

Non-Executive Director and Controlling Investor, Studiosity Pty Ltd
Member, LBW Trust / Women for Change Committee
Non-Executive Director, Board of Nanosonics Ltd
Non-Executive Director, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board
Investor Director, Baymatob Pty Ltd

Declared

March 2023: University partnered with Studiosity to provide online learning support for students

Jason Yat-sen Li

Advised

Assistant Speaker, NSW Legislative Assembly
Chair, NSW Public Accounts Committee
Chair, NSW Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption
Member for Strathfield, New South Wales Parliament
Director, Yatsen Associates (Advisory) Limited
Controlling Shareholder of Belong Here Pty Ltd
Director and Controlling Shareholder of Montag Management Pty Ltd
Director and Controlling Shareholder, Vantage Management Pty Ltd

Declared

At the Senate meeting:

19 March 2022: Senate resolved to note the declaration from Jason Yat-sen Li regarding his recent election to the NSW seat of Strathfield for the Labor Party.

Karen Moses

Advised

Non-Executive Director, Orica Limited
Non-Executive Director, Charter Hall Group Limited
Non-Executive Director, Snowy Hydro
Member, Board of Music in the Regions Ltd
Family trust in KRN Family Discretionary Trust
Non-Executive Director, The Belvoir Street Theatre
Executive Director, Company B Limited

Declared

Daughter Dr Rebecca Moses is currently a casual academic at the University of Sydney

Emeritus Professor Alan Pettigrew

Advised

External Councillor, Hospitals Contribution Fund (HCF)
External Expert, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
Member, Australian Research Integrity Committee (Joint Committee of the ARC and the NHMRC)
Member, Commonwealth Department of Education Advisory Group for consideration of matters to do with Research in the Australian Universities Accord
Member, Expert Advisory Group to support a National Psychosocial Safety Network to assist organisations meet requirements under Work Health and Safety Regulation
Sole trader – consultant, Professor Alan Pettigrew
Director, Board of RNA Australia Ltd

Declared

Son Christopher Pettigrew is Head of the HCF Research Foundation

Peter Scott

Advised

Non-Executive Director, Transurban Group
Director, O'Connell Street Associates with an ongoing relationship with King Wood Mallesons (KWM)
Trustee of CSFT, Machigh

Declared

At Building and Estates Committee meetings:

3 May 2017: In relation to the Health Precinct stage 1 early contract involvement, the chair declared his prior involvement as an advisory board member of Laing O’Rourke in a non-fiduciary capacity.
11 October and 22 November 2017: Mr Scott declared that he has had a previous involvement with Laing O’Rouke, ending in 2009, who have been awarded the main contract for the Engineering Technology Precinct (ETP) project (Item 1.3.1) and are involved in the Susan Wakil Health Building (Item 4.2.2). Mr Scott’s historical declaration does not disqualify him from being included in discussion related to the ETP, for which the final decision has been made.

Professor Ben Saul

Advised

Consultant, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Vienna
Associate Fellow, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague
Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Advisory Council, Australian Centre for International Justice
International Advisory Committee, Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Foreign Expert Assessor, Quaid-i-Azam School of Law, Pakistan
Editorial Board/advisor, Indonesian Journal of International Law; Transnational Criminal Law Review; South Asian Studies in International and Comparative Law; Kathmandu School of Law Review; Perspectives on Terrorism
Series Editor (Security and Justice), Hart/Bloomsbery (publisher), London
General course lectures 2023, Xiamen Academy of International Law, China
Special course lectures 2024, Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands
Member, Australia New Zealand Society of International Law
Member, Amnesty International
Member, National Tertiary Education Union
Partner Professor Jane McAdam is Professor and Director, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
Special Rapporteur, Human Rights and Counter-terrorism, UN Human Rights Council

Declared

Nil

Professor Renae Ryan

Advised

Nil

Declared

Nil

Rebecca Ward

Advised

Program Coordinator (Sydney Cirriculum Program), appointment 15 Jan 2024 - 10 May 2024

Declared

Nil

Benjamin Jorgensen

Advised

Account Executive – Media & Social Media, Agenda C
Member, Liberal Party of Australia

Declared

Nil

Yinfeng (Benny) Shen

Advised

Resident, St. Paul's College Graduate House
Research Assistant/ Casual Academic Tutor, University of Sydney Business School
Life Member, Honorary Secretary/ Board Director 2019 - 2021, University of Sydney Union
National Education Director, Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA)
Education Officer, Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA)

Declared

Nil

External Senate Committee Experts

Susan Ferrier

Advised

Board Director, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Board Director, Financial Executives Institute
Executive Coach and Mentor, Stephenson Mansell Group
Senior Advisor, Principia
Board Member, Jawun
Founder, Susan Ferrier Consulting Pty Limited
Chair, Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Message Stick Foundation
Chair, Culture Reform Board for Air Services Australia Pty Limited

Declared

Nil

Vincent Graham AM

Advised

Non-Executive Director, Western Sydney Airport Corporation
Non-Executive Director, NSW Catholic Schools Pty Limited
Family association with Allens Linklater Layers

Nerida Hall

Advised

Private Equity Consultant, Aware Super
External Board Member of the Investment Committee, Sentient Impact Group
Non-Executive Director, Blackwattle Investment Partners

Declared

Nil

Dianne Leeson

Advised

Board Member, Health Infrastructure
Director & Principal, DCL Consulting Service Pty Ltd
Government advisory work – various agencies (declared as arising)

Declared

At the Building and Estates Committee meeting:

3 May 2017: In relation to the Health Precinct Stage 1 Early Contract Involvement, the Building and Estates Committee noted Ms Leeson’s continued membership on the Health Infrastructure board.