Governance

Governance of the RSV

Meet the leaders guiding The Royal Society of Victoria. Here, you'll find a curated list of our dedicated office bearers, Council members, and Trustees, each contributing their expertise to shape the vision and direction of our organisation. You will also find links to our Rules and Bylaws.

Office Bearers

President: Mr Robert Gell AM, BSc(Hons), FGS

Vice-President: Professor Caroline McMillen AO, MA, DPhil(Oxon), MB BChir(Cantab), FAHMS

Honorary Secretary: Mr Jeffrey Luckins, BBus(Acc), FCPA, FGIA, FCG

Honorary Treasurer: Mr Siddharth Verma, BEng(Civil), MBA

Immediate Past President: Mr David Zerman, MPH, FFIA, CFRM, FAIM

Chief Executive Officer

Dr Emma Coath, BCom, MBA, PhD

Council Members

Associate Professor Anita Goh, BSc(Hons), PhD

Mr Blair Darragh FRGS FLS BSc MSc MACS

Mr Brendan Cohen, BSc

Associate Professor Djuke Veldhuis, BA(Hons), MA, PhD

Prof Joanna Batstone DEng, FTSE, MAICD, PhD

Mr Richard Blundell, CEng, MEng, MBA, GAICD

Mr Tony Clemenger, BBus, PGDip AppFin, PGDip Economics, GAICD

Dr Viktor Perunicic, BSc, MSc, PhD

Trustees

Our Trustees are appointed by the Governor-in-Council (the Governor on advice from the Premier and Cabinet) under the provisions of the Royal Society of Victoria’s Crown Grant (1883) of the land on which its buildings had been established; as organisations could not own land at this point in Victoria’s history, our Trustees are effectively the land owners who ensure that the Society continues to fulfil the objects of the Grant, this being to advance and promote scientific knowledge in Victoria.

Dr Alan Finkel AC

Professor Lynne Selwood AO

Professor Timothy Entwisle

Dr Gillian Sparkes AM

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