Australian-American Fulbright Board Members 2018
The Australian-American Fulbright Commission is governed by a Board of Directors appointed annually by the Minister of Education and Training under the delegated authority of the Australian Prime Minister, and five Americans, appointed by the U.S. Ambassador to Australia. The Prime Minister and the Ambassador serve as joint Honorary Co-Chairs of the Commission, while the Board of Directors elects a Chairperson each year from its members.
Honorary Co-Chairs
The Hon Scott Morrison MP
Prime Minister of Australia
Mr James Carouso
Chargé d’affaires, U.S. Embassy Canberra
Board of Directors
Mr Peter de Cure (Chair)
Chairman, Gifford Hill Pty Ltd;
Non-Executive Director, Variety the Children’s Charity SA Inc.
Gavin Sundwall (Treasurer)
Counsellor for Public Affairs,
U.S. Embassy, Canberra
Professor Barney Glover
Vice-Chancellor and President, Western Sydney University;
Ms Laura Anderson
Chairman, SVI Global
Chairman, OneGlobalVenture Pty Ltd
Mr Greg Wilcock
Assistant Secretary, United States Branch
Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Dr Varuni Kulasekera
Consultant Scientist
Mr Larry Lopez
Chairman, West Tech Fest;
Partner, Australian Venture Consultants
Ms Rachel Cooke
Consul General, U.S. Consulate, Perth
Mr Christian Bennett
Head of Government Relations & Industry Affairs, Woolworths Group
Ms Karen Sandercock
Group Manager, International Group, Australian Government Department of Education and Training