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.


Ms Su McCluskey FCPA FTSE
Chair: The Crawford Fund
Former Special Representative for Australian Agriculture
The Hon. Joel Andrew Fitzgibbon GradCertBA, GAICD
Deputy Chair: The Crawford Fund
Former Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Shaun Coffey FTSE, CRSNZ, FAIA, FAICD
CEO, Crawford Fund

Dr Geoff Allan FTSE PSM
Chair: Crawford Fund New South Wales State Committee
Professor Kym Anderson AC FASSA
Professor Emeritus, University of Adelaide and Honorary Professor,
Australian National University; Chair ICIPE;
Chair: Crawford Fund South Australia State Committee
Kaye Basford Professor Kaye Basford AM, PhD, FTSE, FAICD, FIS, FAIA, FQA
Emeritus Professor, School of Agriculture & Food Sciences
and Former President, Academic Board, University of Queensland
Dr Wendy Craik AM FTSE
Chair: Crawford Fund ACT Committee
Rosemary Deininger
Former Deputy Secretary
Department of 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
Associate Professor Stephen Ives
Chair: Crawford Fund Tasmania 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 Mark Sweetingham PSM, FAIST
Chair: Crawford Fund WA State Committee