External activities disclosure

Grattan Institute’s mandate is to be independent, rigorous, and practical. An important aspect of our governance is to ensure that the external activities of our staff avoid conflicts of interest or reputational concerns whilst also supporting their aspirations to participate in the broader community and the value of them doing so.

Our staff are required to disclose, and to have approval, to undertake any paid or unpaid external activities. This information is published on our website to maintain transparency with our stakeholders and the broader community.

Permission is granted on a case-by-case basis. As always, common sense, sound judgment, mutual trust and integrity are applied in these matters.

A sub-committee of our Board, comprising Mr Lindsay Maxsted (Chairman), Mr Ian Marshman (Director) and Tony Wood (Acting CEO) determines permissions.

Currently Approved External Activities

Tony Wood

Member, Advisory Board
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine
2 years
Unpaid

Member, Advisory Board
Melbourne Energy Institute
Ongoing
Unpaid

Member, Energy Advisory Group
CSIRO
3 years
Unpaid

Member, Energy Industry Roundtable
Commonwealth Department of Energy
1 year
Unpaid

Member, Advisory Group
Energy Security Board
1 year
Unpaid

Member
Queensland Ministerial Energy Council
Ongoing
Unpaid

Board Member
Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre
Ongoing
Paid (payments to Grattan Institute)

Peter Breadon

Member, Partner Advisory Board
Australian Primary Care Nurses Association Workforce Survey
5 years
Unpaid

Brendan Coates

Council Member
Economics Society of Australia (Victorian Branch)
1 year
Unpaid

Member, Research Committee
Prosper Australia Research Institute
Ongoing
Unpaid

Member, Research Committee
Super Consumers Australia
Ongoing
Unpaid

Jordana Hunter

Member, External Advisory Committee
La Trobe University School of Education
Ongoing
Unpaid

Member, Expert Panel
Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System
Commonwealth Department of Education
9 months
Paid (payments to Grattan Institute)

Member
Australian Network for Quality Digital Education
Ongoing
Unpaid

Alison Reeve

Member, Advisory Panel
National Hydrogen Strategy
Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water
5 months
Unpaid

Member, Reference Group
Energy Strategy International Reference Group
New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
14 months
Paid (payments to Grattan Institute)

Ingrid Burford

Affiliated Author and Affiliate
University of Melbourne, Centre for Market Design
Ongoing
Unpaid

Amy Haywood

Member, Monitoring Group
Tasmanian Government – Lifting Literacy Outcomes Monitoring Group
3 years
Unpaid

Alan MacKinnon

Self-employed registered Tax Agent and public practice Accountant
Ongoing
Paid

Ant Clark

Non-Executive Director
International Justice Mission Australia Ltd
3 years
Unpaid

Self-employed website digital marketing consultant
Ongoing
Paid

Katherine Clay

Self-employed writer, photographer and video producer
Ongoing
Paid

Guest lecturer
RMIT University
Ongoing occasional
Paid

Bea Ringrose

LGBTIQA+ Mentor
Queerspace / Drummond Street Services
Ongoing
Unpaid

Last updated: 13 November 2023