BSc (Hons), PhD, Grad. Dip. Management, FRSA, FAICD
Peter is committed to using science for generating economic and social benefit and a future where citizens are better engaged with science. He is, Chair, Infrastructure Co-Lab Advisory Board, Chair of the Steering Committee of the Food and Beverage Accelerator and a non-executive director with the Marine Bioproducts CRC. He is the Principal of SYNERGIE Global which provides services and on policy and governance for innovation.
He has had a significant career as scientist and research director in agriculture (at CSIRO) and in research commercialisation (at the University of Queensland) and more recently has held governance roles in life sciences enterprises including agriculture and health. Selected previous roles include Board Member of CSIRO (Chair, of the Board Science Excellence Committee), Chair of Griffith Enterprise (Griffith University); Board Member, Alberta Research and Innovation Authority (Canada); Council Member, Entrepreneurial Universities Initiative (New Zealand).
He has a long standing interest in how innovation enables economic development by working through various organisations, and is a mentor of senior executives and a supporter of emerging entrepreneurs. He is an associate member of Chatham House, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (FRSA) and a member of the Australian Institute for Food Science and Technology. He was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to biotechnology, innovation and science and is a Fellow of the Queensland Academy for the Arts and Sciences.
