EVENTS CALENDAR
Discussion & Reception: President Obama's Australia Visit & US-Australia-China Relations
Ernst & Young 6-Feb-12 |
- Australian Women in New York Coffee Morning on 8-Feb-12
- Hazel Rowley Memorial Lecture on 9-Feb-12
- Talented Australian Artists Exhibit at the Agora Gallery, NYC on 10-Feb-12
- Australian Film "Our Generation" Screening on 14-Feb-12
- Reception for Australian Artist Exhibition at the Agora Gallery on 16-Feb-12
- AAA March Reception on 1-Mar-12
- Scope Art Fair: Australian Artist Reko Rennie on 7-Mar-12
Judges & Education Committee
Education Committee
Chris Beale is Managing Partner of Alinda Capital Partners, an independent, private equity firm based in New York that manages the $3 billion Alinda Infrastructure Fund. He was previously a Managing Director and global head of project finance at Citigroup. Chris obtained B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Sydney, before coming to the U.S. to obtain an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Craig Chapman is a partner in the international law firm Sidley Austin LLP and is qualified to practice New York law. He is currently head of Sidley's European Capital Markets practice and focuses on corporate and securities work for financial institutions, corporations and governmental entities, particularly those domiciled in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia.
Dr. Gregory J. McRae is an Executive Director of Morgan Stanley in New York. Greg has a B.E. (Hons) from Monash University, Australia and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Bruce Richards is the Managing Director of Resilient Capital Managers. He was formerly the General Manager of National Australia Bank.
Australia to USA Fellowship Judges
Mark W Baillie is the former Executive Director of Macquarie Group Limited based in London, UK as Macquarie’s Chairman, Real Estate – Europe and North America.
Dr. Jim Peacock AC is Chief Scientist for the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training. He is a former Research Fellow, CSIRO
Dr. Peter Sheehan currently serves as Director of Strategic and Economic Studies as Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia
John Stocker has a distinguished career in pharmaceutical research and experience in management of research, development and commercialization. He is the Chairman of CSIRO and Sigma Company, and a Director of Telstra, Circadian Technologies and Nufarm. The Australian newspaper named him ‘Australian of the Year’ in February 1992. He was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia in June 1999 and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2003.
USA to Australia Fellowships Judges
Dr. Judy Grassle is a distinguished professor and researcher at Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.