Board of Directors

The Honourable John Olsen, AO
Chairman, American Australian Association Limited
The Honourable John Olsen AO is currently the Chairman of the American Australian Association Limited.
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Mark Baillie
Chairman, United States Studies Centre
Mark Baillie was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors at the US Studies Centre (USSC) in November 2015. Baillie has been a member of the USSC board since February 2014.
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The Honourable Kim Beazley, AC
Governor of Western Australia
The Hon Kim Beazley AC is the 33rd Governor of Western Australia. Prior to being installed as Governor on the 1st May 2018, Mr Beazley had dedicated almost three decades to a career in Federal Parliament, representing the WA seats of Brand and Swan.
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Sarah Beshar
Senior Legal Counsel Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP
Sarah Beshar is a senior executive, legal counsel, corporate advisor and strategist respected for combining strong business and legal judgment with financial acumen. Throughout her career, she has counseled and corporate finance, governance, compliance and international securities expertise.
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Professor Amit Chakma
Vice-Chancellor, The University of Western Australia
Professor Amit Chakma is the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Australia. He served as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario from 2009 to 2019. Prior to his tenure at Western, he served as Provost and Vice-President Academic at the University of Waterloo from 2001 to 2009.
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The Honourable Dr Elizabeth Constable, AM
Non-Executive Director
The Honourable Elizabeth Constable is Member of the Order of Australia and was a Member of the Parliament of Western Australia from 20 July 1991 until her retirement on 9 March 2013.
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Professor Gordon Flake
Chief Executive Officer, Perth USAsia Centre
Professor Gordon Flake is the founding CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia. Professor Flake is one of Australia’s leading authorities on the Indo-Pacific, with a particular specialisation on Korea having spent nearly three decades focused on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.
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Professor Simon Jackman
Chief Executive Officer, United States Studies Centre
Simon Jackman commenced as CEO of the US Studies Centre in April 2016. Between 1996 and 2016, he was a Professor of Political Science and Statistics at Stanford University.
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Professor Stephen Smith
Former Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs
Professor Stephen Smith has been a Professor of Public International Law at the University of Western Australia since 2014. He is currently the Chairman of archTIS, Chairman of Sapien Cyber, Chair of the Advisory Board of the UWA Public Policy Institute, a member of the Board of the Perth USAsia Centre and a Member of the Board of the LNG Marine Fuel Institute.
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Deidre Willmott
Non-Executive Director
Ms Deirdre Willmott is the Board Member of Australia Post and Director of the Kimberley Foundation Australia.
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