School Governance

Ms Julie McKay—BA, BBusMan, Fellow in Ethical Leadership, EMBA, MPP

Julie McKay is considered a leading voice on gender equality in Australia. She is an independent consultant working with both government and private organisations to support leaders to understand the importance of organisational culture and employee engagement for performance. She has previously been a Partner of a global consulting firm, Gender Advisor to the Chief of the Australian Defence Force, and was Executive Director of UN Women Australia for nearly a decade.

Ms McKay was named Young Australian of the Year (ACT) in 2013, and was Chair of Council at the Women’s College within the University of Sydney from 2016 to 2019.

Julie is a past student of the School (2000).

Ms Kerryn Newton—LLB, LLM, MBA, MA, Grad Dip (Applied Finance and Investment), FAICD, FGIA, FIML

Kerryn Newton has more than 30 years’ experience in legal, management, and commercial roles across the private and public sectors. She is currently Chief Executive Officer at Directors Australia, a national board and governance advisory firm.

Ms Newton has served on the boards of private, public, and not-for-profit companies and advises boards and companies in an extensive range of industries. She is a regular speaker, facilitator, and commentator on board and governance-related topics and is a member of Chief Executive Women.

Kerryn is a past parent.

Ms Sophie Moore—BBus, CA, FFin

Sophie Moore is Chief Financial Officer at Eagers Automotive Limited. Leading the company’s accounting, taxation, payroll, treasury and internal audit functions, Sophie is also an Executive Director of Eagers Automotive Limited,  Australia’s oldest and largest listed automotive retail group.

With more than 25 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant, Ms Moore has previously held the positions of General Manager (Global Corporate Finance) at Flight Centre and Associate Director (Advisory/Transaction Services) at PwC.

Sophie is a past student of the School (1991).

Mr Berkeley Cox—B.LLB (Hons)

Berkeley Cox is a Partner at King & Wood Mallesons. He was previously the Australian firm’s Chief Executive Partner (2017 to 2022) and has extensive experience in financial services and business, including digital transformation, and performance and development.

Mr Cox has a deep interest in respectfully and actively supporting First Nations communities. He is a member of the First Nations Working Group of ACT for Kids (an Australian charity that provides free therapy and support services to children and families who have experienced, or are at risk of, child abuse and neglect) and served eight years on their Board. He is also a Director of Workplace Giving Australia.

Berkeley is a past parent.

Professor Maher Gandhi—MBChB, FRCP, FRCPath, FRACP, PhD

Maher Gandhi is Executive Director, Mater Research and Director of Mater Research Institute-UQ. He is also a pre-eminent senior staff haematologist with a particular interest in lymphoma and immunotherapy. He was the previous Leukaemia Foundation Chair of Blood Cancer Research.

Professor Gandhi is a member of the Federal Government-appointed National Blood Cancer Task Force steering committee that aims to improve access to blood cancer services across Australia.

He is a prior Chair of the Australasian Leukaemia Lymphoma Group Scientific Sub-Committee and of the Metro South Human Research Ethics Committee.

Maher is a past parent of the School.

Mr Andrew King

Andrew King possesses more than 35 years’ experience in the Australian corporate property and funds management arena. Over this period of time, Mr King has created countless enduring relationships within the corporate community both locally, nationally, and internationally.

Mr King has held various directorships over many years of both not-for-profit and for-profit organisations, together with various advisory boards and committees at all levels of government.

Andrew is a past parent.

Professor James Nicklin—MBBS, FRANZCOG, CGO

Jim Nicklin is a Professor of Gynaecological Oncology at The University of Queensland and has been a Visiting Medical Officer at Wesley Hospital since 1995. Prof Nicklin completed his specialty training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Queensland, followed by sub-specialty training in Sydney and the USA.

He has previously served as Chairman, Australian Society of Gynaecologic Oncologists and Foundation Chairman of the Western Pacific Gynaecological Oncology Liaison Group.

Jim is a past parent.

Diana Lohrisch—BComm, BLLB, FGIA

Diana Lohrisch is a legal, governance, and strategic consultant and independent non-executive company director for a number of organisations. She was a corporate and commercial partner at a leading independent law firm for 17 years, and has more than 25 years of legal experience advising on capital markets, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance across multiple market sectors.

Ms Lohrisch works with start-ups, SMEs, listed companies and well-established businesses, and corporate groups.

Diana is a past student (Head Girl, 1989).

Professor Deborah Terry AC—BA(Hons), PhD ANU, HonLLD Aberd., FASSA

Deborah Terry is Vice Chancellor and President of The University of Queensland.

Professor Terry is a highly experienced leader in the Australian university sector, and an internationally recognised scholar in psychology. She is a Fellow and past President of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and an appointed member of the Australian Research Council Advisory Council. She also currently serves on the Board of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, and the National Schools Resourcing Board. She is a former Chair of the Board of Universities Australia and a member of the Universitas 21 Executive Committee.