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Sir Frank Lowy AC founded the Lowy Institute in 2003 and has served as its Chairman since then.
Mr Steven M. Lowy AM is Deputy Chairman of the Lowy Institute and a Principal of LFG, the Lowy Family Group's private investment and family office.
Ms Jillian Broadbent AC is a Director of Macquarie Group Limited and a Board Member of the Lowy Institute.
Ms Susan Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a Board Member of the Lowy Institute.
Mr David Gonski AC is Non-Executive Chairman of Barrenjoey Capital Partners Group Holdings Pty Limited, Chairman of Sydney Airport, and a Board Member of the Lowy Institute.
Ms Joanna Hewitt AO’s career has spanned senior public and private sector roles in the areas of foreign policy, trade and agriculture as well as corporate and public sector boards in Australia and internationally.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d) was Chief of the Australian Defence Force from 2005-2011 and is a Board Member of the Lowy Institute.
Mr David Lowy AM is a Principal of LFG, the private investment business and family office of the Lowy Family Group.
Mr Mark Ryan played a key role in the establishment of the Lowy Institute and has served on its Board since 2002.
Mr Glenn Stevens AC worked at the highest levels of the Reserve Bank of Australia for 20 years, most recently as Governor between 2006 and 2016.
The Hon. Penny Wensley AC was Governor of Queensland from 2008 to 2014. Her appointment followed a distinguished career as a diplomat (1968–2008), representing Australia in a wide range of bilateral and multilateral postings overseas and senior policy positions in Canberra.
