Emeritus Professor Ian Chubb has had a distinguished career across the university and government sectors.

Current position:

Professor Chubb is Chair of the Inter-Governmental Policy Reform Group. The Commonwealth government established the group to implement policy reform in health and medical research in collaboration with all jurisdictions.

Expertise:

• Professor Chubb was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) in 2017. 
• He is a member of the AAS Council, leading the development of Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035. It is a 10-year plan to position science in support of our national ambitions.
• He is also a fellow of the:
  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
  • Australian College of Educators
  • Royal Society of NSW.

Previous roles:

• Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University (1996-2000) 
• Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University (2001-2011)
• Chief Scientist of Australia (2011-2016) 
• Member of various boards and committees including the Board of CSIRO and the CRC Advisory Committee (2015-2020).