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The In2science program is overseen by an Advisory Board comprised of university, industry, government, and school representatives.

Alan Finkel profile

Dr Alan Finkel AO FAA FTSE (Patron)

Chief Executive Officer, Stile Education
Former Chancellor, Monash University
Former Chief Scientist of Australia (2016 – 2020)

The Honourable Professor John Brumby AO (Chair)

Premier of Victoria (2007–2010)
Chancellor, La Trobe University
Chair, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
Chair, Fred Hollows Foundation
National President, Australia China Business Council

Professor Tien D Kieu

Member of the Legislative Council of Victorian Parliament (2018-2022)
Director, Greater Western Water Corporation
Fellow, St Hilda’s College, The University of Melbourne
Council, Swinburne University of Technology

Dr Brendan Rigby

Director, Tech Schools, Department of Education and Training

Ms Sarah Goss

Head of Innovation, Ericsson Australia and New Zealand
Founding Director, Umps Health

Associate Professor Kim Johnson

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University
Chief Investigator, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Plants for Space (2023-2030)

Professor Jeff Shimeta

Deputy Dean of Learning & Teaching, School of Science, RMIT University

Professor Nick Birbilis

Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University

Ms Julia Cleghorn

Manager, STEM Outreach, The University of Melbourne

Ms Amanda Dales

STEM Curriculum Leader, Bayswater Secondary College