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 Branch Managers along with roughly 170 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

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Ms Judith Zielke PSM Chief Executive Officer	Ms Julija Deleva Branch Manager (Corporate Services)	Ms Jessica Winnall  Branch Manager (Executive)	Dr Mel Southwell-Lee Branch Manager (Policy and Strategy)	Mr Stuart Henry  Branch Manager (Programs)	Ms Sarah Howard Branch Manager (Research Excellence)
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Mr Luke Cattle Chief Financial Officer	Mr Peter Conn Chief Information Officer

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. 

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Dr Mary Kelly  Executive Director for Biological Sciences and Biotechnology.	Dr Robert Mun Executive Director Engineering and Information Sciences	Professor Craig Simmons FTSE Executive Director Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences