Corporate Structure

The ARC is a dynamic agency with a dedicated, committed and talented cohort of people engaging in responsibilities to deliver policy and programs that advance Australian research and innovation globally and benefit the community. Leading our agency is a mix of inspiring academics—this includes our Chief Executive Officer and three professorial-level Executive Directors with strong research backgrounds. They are supported by our Executive General Manager and Branch Manager, along with roughly 100 public servants.

On this page, you will find links to the profiles of senior management personnel and an overview of our corporate structure.

Profiles of ARC Senior Management


Professor Sue Thomas Chief Executive Officer [1]	Ms Leanne Harvey Executive General Manager [2]	Ms Kylie Emery Branch Manager (Policy and Strategy) [3]	Ms Julija Deleva Acting Branch Manager (Corporate Services) [4]	Ms Sarah Howard Acting Branch Manager [5] (Research Excellence) [5]	Ms Trish Leahey Chief Information Officer [6]	Mr Luke Cattle Acting Chief Financial Officer [7]

Profiles of ARC Executive Directors

The Executive Directors at the ARC play an important role in providing strategic policy and operational advice, outreach with the higher education and research sector, along with specific funding scheme and discipline expertise. They are drawn from academia to ensure the ARC has strong expertise from the sector we support.

Dr Fiona Cameron
Senior Executive Director
[8]Biological Sciences and Biotechnology

Professor Stephen Buckman
Executive Director
[9]Physical Sciences, Engineering,
Mathematics and
Information Sciences

Professor Therese Jefferson
Executive Director [10]
Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences

Professor Joanne Tompkins
Executive Director [11]
Humanities and Creative Arts

ARC Corporate Structure

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Chief Executive Officer
Professor Sue Thomas	Chief Executive Officer

Executive General Manager
Leanne Harvey	Executive General Manager

Executive Directors
Dr Fiona Cameron	Senior Executive Director, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Professor Stephen Buckman	Executive Director, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics and Information Sciences
Professor Therese Jefferson	Executive Director, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
Professor Joanne Tompkins	Executive Director, Humanities and Creative Arts

Policy and Strategy Branch
Kylie Emery	Branch Manager
Justin Withers	Director, Policy and Integrity
Penny Knox	Director, Strategy and Governance

Programs Branch
Leanne Harvey	Executive General Manager
Dr Laura Dan	Secondment—Office of Innovation and Science Australia
Jeanine Baker	Director, Program Operations
Judy Satrapa	Director, Program Development
Liz Visher	Director, Program Partnership

Research Excellence Branch
Leanne Harvey	Executive General Manager
Sarah Howard	Acting Branch Manager
Bev Biglia	Acting Director, Bibliometrics and Evaluation Reporting
Chris Curran	Acting Director, Research Evaluation
Marcus Nicol	Director, Research Analysis
Simon Sedgley	Director, Program Evaluation
Therdpun Klinun	Acting Director, Research System and Data

Corporate Services Branch
Leanne Harvey	Executive General Manager
Julija Deleva	Acting Branch Manager
Kathie Dent	Director, Stakeholder Relations—External Communications and Events
Daniela Aceska	Acting Director, Stakeholder Relations—Parliamentary and Internal Communication
Lesley Nelson	Director, People and Services
Letitia Abela	Chief Counsel, Legal Services
Luke Cattle	Acting Chief Financial Officer, Finance

ICT Services Branch
Trish Leahey	Chief Information Officer
Chris Gammon	Director, Operations
Peter Conn	Acting Director, Applications