Governance

The Centre's governing structure reflects its core commitments to transparency, flexibility and collaboration. As an academic partnership it consults with its diverse stakeholders in setting goals. It maintains flexibility to respond to the rapidly evolving needs of the third sector while being accountable for its decisions and answerable to supporters.

Governing Board

The Governing Board comprises the CEO, the Vice-Chancellors of the partner universities and senior representatives of the not-for-profit and corporate sectors, selected from across Australia. It sets strategic directions and approves major decisions on teaching programs, research and financial commitments.

Partnership Group

The role of the Partnership Group is to ensure the Centre is run collaboratively, within the framework set by the Board. It comprises the Deans of the Business Schools of the four partner universities and their nominees.

Advisory Councils

The Centre has established a Sydney Advisory Council, a Melbourne Advisory Council and a Western Australia Advisory Council. Each Council comprises senior representatives from the philanthropic, corporate, government and third sectors. The Councils provide advice to CSI on teaching and research priorities, stakeholder relationships and the public policy issues on which the Centre should facilitate discussion. Chaired by one of their membership, each Council meets twice a year. The CEO, Board members and senior staff of the Centre attend on an ex-officio basis and provide a Secretariat.

Professor Ian Young
Vice-Chancellor

Swinburne University of Technology