Board Members

The following members are appointed to the Financial Literacy Board by the Government for a term of 3 years.

The Board, which is chaired by Paul Clitheroe, comprises people who are leaders in their respective fields and who bring commitment to and expertise in financial literacy.

Board members are appointed by the Government and are subject to formal declarations regarding conflict of interest.

  • Chairman - Mr Paul Clitheroe AM, Executive Director, ipac securities
  • Mr Craig Dunn, Chief Executive Officer, AMP
  • Ms Linda Elkins, Managing Director, Russell Superannuation
  • Ms Elaine Henry OAM, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family
  • Mr Peter Kell, Deputy Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
  • Mr Tony Mackay, Deputy Chair of the National Curriculum Board
  • Mr John McFarlane OBE, Former Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
  • Mr Ian Silk, Chief Executive Officer of AustralianSuper
  • Mr Michael Smith OBE, Chief Executive Officer of the ANZ Banking Group
  • Mr Hamish Douglass, Chief Executive Officer, Magellan Financial Group Limited
  • Ms Fiona Guthrie, Executive Director, the Australian Financial Counselling and Credit Reform Association (AFCCRA)
  • Mr Robert James Thomas, Chairman, Gardner Smith (Holdings) Pty Limited
  • Group Captain Robert Brown, Chairman, Australian Defence Force Consumer and Financial Literacy Committee