Board of Directors

The Crawford Fund Board consists of eminent Australians with a wide experience in research, politics or development. The Board is responsible for the Crawford Fund’s policies and strategic planning.

The Hon John Anderson AO
Chair of the Crawford Fund
Former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the National Party

Dr Colin Chartres
Chief Executive Officer
The Crawford Fund

Professor Kaye Basford FTSE, FAICD, FIS, FAIAST, FQA
Head, School of Biomedical Sciences; and former President, Academic Board,The University of Queensland

Mr Alex Campbell AM
Farmer and former Chair of CRC Salinity, Land & Water Australia and WA Farmers Federation

Em Prof Helen Garnett PSM FTSE FAICD
Chair of the Australian Biosecurity Intelligence Network

Dr Tony Gregson AM FTSE
Chairman of Plant Health Australia and former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Bioversity International

Dr John Radcliffe AM FTSE
Former Deputy Chief Executive, CSIRO, and Director-General of Agriculture, South Australia

Professor Tim Reeves
Chair of the ATSE Agriculture Forum Leadership Group

The Hon Margaret Reid AO
Former President of the Australian Council for International Development

Dr Richard Sheldrake AM FTSE
Chair, NSW State Committee

Mr Michael Taylor AO FTSE
Chair of the Victorian Agricultural Advisory
Former Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

Mr Richard Warner
Chair of the Crawford Fund’s Tasmania State Committee