Board of Directors

The Crawford Fund Board consists of eminent Australians with a wide experience in research, politics or development. The Board is responsible for the Crawford Fund’s policies and strategic planning.


The Hon John Anderson AC FTSE
Chair: The Crawford Fund
Former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Party
Kaye Basford Professor Kaye Basford AM, PhD, FTSE, FAICD, FIS, FAIA, FQA
Head, School of Biomedical Sciences; and former President,
Academic Board, The University of Queensland
Chair: Crawford Fund Queensland State Committee
Dr Wendy Craik AM FTSE
Chair: Crawford Fund ACT Committee
Rosemary Deininger
Former Deputy Secretary
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Hon. Joel Andrew Fitzgibbon GradCertBA, GAICD
Former Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Helen Garnett Em Prof Helen Garnett PhD, PSM, FTSE, FAICD
Chair: Generator Property Management Pty Ltd
Director: Energy Consumers Australia, Developing East Arnhem Ltd
and Larrakia Development Corporation

Chair: Crawford Fund Northern Territory Committee
Tony Gregson Dr Tony Gregson AM, PhD, DSc, FRACI, FTSE
Chair: Crawford Fund Victoria State Committee
Board_doic-treeves Professor Tim Reeves AM, DAgrSc (hc); FTSE
Professor, University of Melbourne; former Director General CIMMYT
and former Chair Agriculture Forum ATSE
Dr Richard Sheldrake AM, FTSE, FRSN
Chair: Crawford Fund New South Wales State Committee
Dr Mark Sweetingham PSM, FAIST
Chair: Crawford Fund WA State Committee
RichardWarner_square Mr Richard Warner AM
Chair: Crawford Fund Tasmania State Committee