Ian Watt

Dr Watt worked for nearly 20 years at senior levels of the Australian public service before making the change to the corporate sector. His most recent appointment in the public sector was as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and head of the Australian Public Service, a position he held from 2011 to 2014. Before that, he was Secretary of the Departments of Defence, Finance, and Communications, Information Technology and the Arts between 2001 and 2011 and Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Ian is currently the Chair of the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships and the ADC Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Board of the Grattan Institute, a member of the International Advisory Board for Veracity Worldwide, headquartered in New York City, and a Senior Advisor to Flagstaff Partners. His Former directorships (last three years) includes Non-Executive Director of Citibank Pty Ltd from November 2015 to July 2022. He is Chair of Environment, Social and Governance Committee and member of Risk Committee and IT and Innovation Committee.