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The Board of Directors provides strategic advice and includes Australian business and policy leaders.



Geoff Allen AM

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Geoff Allen AM
National Chairman, CEDA and Founder and Director, The Allen Consulting Group

Geoff Allen has been a Commonwealth Public Servant and senior political advisor. As Senior Research Fellow at the Melbourne Business School (MBS), subsequently as adjunct professor, he taught MBA and Executive programs for 30 years, and for 10 years was Deputy Chairman of MBS. He was co-founder and foundation CEO of the Business Council of Australia. He has chaired a number of Commonwealth and State advisory bodies including the Trade Negotiations Advisory Group , the Australian Government's Trade Policy Advisory Council, and the Victorian Electricity Industry Reform Steering Committee. He was a Member of the Government's Foreign Affairs Council, Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership and has been Director of several public companies. He is currently Chairman, Australian Statistics Advisory Council, and Chairman, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs.

As Founder and Director of the Allen Consulting Group, Geoff has advised major companies and government agencies at the highest level for over 20 years. He is currently Chairman, Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA); Chairman, Australian Statistics Advisory Council; and Chairman, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs.