Ms Austin has over thirty years� experience in the finance industry. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Australia Ltd and the Grattan Institute, Chairman of the ACT Investment Advisory Board, board member of State Super (SAS Trustees) and a member of the Investment, Audit and Risk Committee of the General Sir John Monash Foundation. Ms Austin is also a Commissioner with the NSW Independent Planning Commission.

Ms Austin�s past directorships include the Future Fund and the Tasmanian Public Finance Corporation. She has also served on the advisory boards of the Australian Office of Financial Management and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

Ms Austin�s executive career included economic research/senior management roles with the Reserve Bank of Australia, BHP and Contango Asset Management.

Ms Austin holds a Bachelor of Science from Monash University and a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from ANU. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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