Dr Megan Clark AC, Chair of the Advisory Board, Australian Space Agency

Dr Clark was the inaugural Head of the Australian Space Agency and is now Chair of the agency’s Advisory Board. She is a non-executive director of CSL Limited and Rio Tinto and a member of the Global Advisory Council of Bank of America. She was Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 2009 to 2014 and was Vice President Technology and subsequently Vice President Health, Safety and Environment at BHP from 2003 to 2008. 

Dr Clark holds a BSc from the University of Western Australia and a PhD from Queen’s University, Canada and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, the AusIMM and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  In 2014, she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia.

Dee McGrath, Chief Executive Officer, Retirement & Superannuation Solutions, Link Group

Dee McGrath is Chief Executive Officer, Retirement & Superannuation Solutions, Link Group globally. In this role, Dee is responsible for the company’s Superannuation and Pension business across all markets.

With more than 20 years’ experience working across financial services, technology and consulting, Dee is a strategic leader who is passionate about clients, building high performing teams and creating personalized experiences to help connect clients with their assets.

Prior to this role, Dee was the Managing Partner, IBM Global Business Services for Australia and New Zealand with responsibility for IBM’s consulting, professional services and digital businesses.  Also held the role of Vice President, Financial Services, IBM Asia Pacific and was a member of the board of IBM Australia.

In these roles Dee brought together a portfolio of deep industry expertise and world-class digital, cognitive and cloud solutions to help clients digitally reinvent and solve complex business challenges.

Dee has also held executive roles at Visa, HP Enterprise Services and National Australia Bank.

Dee is a Director of numerous Link Group entities including the Chair of Link Advice, a Director of Smart Pension and is a member of Chief Executive Women and a founding member of the Advisory Board for Women in Payments.