Board of Directors

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission is governed by a Board of Directors composed of five Australians, appointed annually by the Minister of Education, Science and Training under delegated authority of the Prime Minister, and five Americans are appointed by the U.S. Ambassador to Australia.

The Australian Prime Minister and the U.S. Ambassador serve as joint Honorary Co-Chairs of the Commission, while the Board of Directors elects its Chairperson each year from its members. The Fulbright Commission office is based in Canberra and is administered by an Executive Director and five staff.

Honorary Co-Chairs
The Hon Julia Gillard MP	Prime Minister of Australia
Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich	United States Ambassador to Australia, Canberra
Board of Directors—American Members
Professor Don DeBats	Head, Dept of American Studies	Flinders University
Marshall Farrer	Managing Director	Brown-Forman
Judy Moon	Counsellor for Public Affairs	U.S. Embassy
Dr Ian Thomas	President	Boeing Australia & South Pacific
Mr. Frank C. Urbancic, Jr.	U.S. Consul General	U.S. Consulate General, Melbourne
Board of Directors—Australian Members
Professor Steven Schwartz (Board Chair)	Vice-Chancellor	Macquarie University
Professor Margaret Gardner AO	Vice-Chancellor	RMIT University
Jane Hardy	Assistant Secretary, United States Branch	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Colin Walters	Head of Division	International Education Division, Dept of Industry Innovation Science, Research and Tertiary Education