Meet our Members
Our ambitions are bold, and to achieve them, we need to forge partnerships with like-minded individuals and organisations who share our commitment to driving meaningful change.
Our members are key to addressing critical skills gaps in the finance, technology and business sectors.
Last updated: 3 June 2025
Employee Representative Members
Angela Budai - National Policy Officer, Finance Sector Union (FSU)
Dr Liam Byrne - Future of Work Policy Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
James Perkins - National Assistant Secretary, Communication Workers Union (CWU)
Rob Potter - Chief Officer, Net Zero Investment and Jobs, Australian Services Union (ASU)
Employer Representative Members
Ross Creelman - Associate Director, Digital, Cyber & Energy Policy, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
Vanessa Beggs - Deputy CEO, Australian Banking Association (ABA)
Simon Bush - CEO, Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)
Peita Davis -Director of Skills, Education and Research, Business Council of Australia (BCA)
David Gandolfo OAM - CEO, Quantum Business Finance and Chair of Advocacy, Commercial & Asset Finance Brokers Association (CAFBA)
Jodi Phillips - Strategic Adviser, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Michelle Ryan - General Manager, Education Content and Strategy, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)
Dominic Schipano - National Executive Officer, Communications and Information Technology Training Limited (CITT)
Dr Caroline Smith - Executive Director, Centre for Education and Training (CET), Ai Group
Sector Representative Members
Tracey Farrow - CEO, Financial, Administrative and Professional Services Training Council (FAPSTC)
Russ Hawkins - CEO, Community Education Australia (CEA)
Amanda Linton - CEO, Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)
Jenny Dodd - CEO, TAFE Directors Australia (TDA)
David Spriggs - CEO, Infoxchange
Ishtar Vij - Convenor, Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance (ADIA)
Associate Members
Sumith Abkari - Industry Innovation Specialist - IT and Digital, Tafe NSW
Gitesh Agarwal - Director - Corporate Affairs, Australia & New Zealand, HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL Tech)
Tricia Andrews - Education Manager ANZ, MYOB
Andrew Barker, Head of Research, Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA)
Martin Betts - CEO, HEDx
Julia Burns – Executive Director, South Metropolitan TAFE, WA and National Chair, TAFECyber
Sebastian Brash - Policy Manager, Tech Council of Australia (TCA)
Ben Campbell - CEO, Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD)
Jo Cantle - Director APS Professions, Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)
Linda Cavanagh - CEO, AusCyber
Nick Chapman - Group CEO, Monarch Institute
Nick Clare, General Manager Product & Insights, Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI)
Bernadette Demasi, Head of Partner Programs, Group Tech, Bank of Queensland (BoQ)
Ernez Dhondy - Acting CEO, YLab
Chris Enright - CEO, RTO Logic
Ray Fleming - Founder, InnovateGPT
Cyril Gabriel - COO, Academy Xi
Emmanuel Goutallier - CEO, Holberton School
Grace Gown, Head of Global Public Policy, Xero
Luisa Grant - Industry Skills Advisor to the Queensland Government, Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Adam Gregory - Senior Director, ANZ Talent & Learning Solutions, LinkedIn Australia Pty Ltd
Nilufer Gul – GM APAC, Global Payroll Association (GPA)
Rajeev Gupta - Founder, ALIUM Capital
Andrew Heinrichs - Chair, Policy & Advocacy Committee, Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS)
Jess Houston - Executive Director- VET, Australian Institute Management (AIM)
Kathryn Howard - Product Owner Community Skilling, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)
Louise Hyland – CEO, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association Ltd (AMTA)
Joanna James - Chief Development Officer, Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA)
Anatoli Kovalev - VP, Akkodis Academy Australia
Bronwyn Lee - CEO, Learning Creates Australia Ltd
Matthew Leslie - Executive General Manager, People & Culture Strategy, Suncorp Group
David Linke - Managing Director, EduGrowth
Shane Little - Managing Director, Enterprise Solutions, Hays Specialist Recruitment
Jacqui Loustau – Executive Director, Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN)
Andrea Martens - CEO, Association for Data-Driven Marketing & Advertising (ADMA)
Scarlett McDermott - Managing Director, Longitude Advisory
Kit McMahon - National Co-Convenor and National Co-Treasurer, Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE)
Travers McLeod, Executive Director, Brotherhood St Laurence
Raelene Morton - Head of Group Capability Framework, Westpac
Anne Nalder - CEO, Small Business Association of Australia (SBAA)
Meaghan Noble - Senior Advisor, Talent & Social Policy, Insurance Council Australia
Karena Newland - CEO, Generation Australia
Serryn O'Regan - CEO, Equinim College Pty Ltd
Siobhan O’Sullivan - COO, Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Jan Owen AM Hon DLitt - CEO/Founder, Adaptability Q
Dr Nick Patterson - Director of Future Technologies, RMIT University
Cameron Pitt - Partner, Deloitte
David Pollock - National Stakeholder Relations Manager, NBN Australia
Melanie Redding - CEO, 18fifty3 Training
Shaun Ridley - Chief Learning and Development Officer, AIM WA
Christine Robertson - Interim CEO, Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)
Dr Belinda Russon, CEO, Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative Limited
Andrew Shea - Managing Partner, Tesserent
Andrew Spiegelman – Head of Data and Analytics, Service NSW
Rebecca Slingo - General Manager - Learning, Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF)
Will Stubley - Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Year13
Adele Sutton, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA)
Emma Walker - Regional Manager Cisco Networking Academy ANZ & Pacific, Cisco Networking Academy - Women Rock IT
Dan Walsh - Head of Education, Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)
Carolyn Wilcockson, Head of Professional Skills & Practice Enablement, Woolworths Group
Jess Wilson - CEO, Good Things Foundation
