Megan Clark

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Dr
Megan Clark
AC
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Megan Clark, 2010
Non-exec Director of Rio Tinto Group
Assumed office
November 2014[1]
Personal details
Born Megan Elizabeth Clark
Nationality Australia Australian
Alma mater University of Western Australia
Queen's University
Occupation Geologist

Dr Megan Elizabeth Clark, AC , is an Australian geologist. She is a non-executive director (since 2014) of Rio Tinto Limited and from 2009 to 2014 was Chief Executive of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).[2] The CSIRO is Australia’s national science agency and one of the top 10 applied research organisations in the world and Megan Clark was its first female chief executive.[3][4][5]

During her time at the CSIRO, she spoke publicly about the merits of carbon markets and the need for miners to adapt to the era of big data and technological disruption.[6]

As a Rio Tinto board member, she begins serving as chairman of the Sustainability Committee in May 2016, and will also become a member of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 May 2016.[7]

Clark was awarded a BSc(Hons) in Economic Geology at the University of Western Australia in 1981, and a Doctorate in Economic Geology at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario in 1987. She began her career as a mine geologist and subsequently worked in mineral exploration, mine geology, R&D management, venture capital and technical strategy areas with Western Mining Corporation. She was then a director of N M Rothschild & Sons (Australia) and was Vice-president Technology and subsequently Vice-president Health, Safety, Environment, Community and Sustainability with BHP Billiton from 2003 to 2008.[8][9]

Clark was a member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, as well as the Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Manufacturing. She is also a Commissioner on the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.[4][10][11]

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List, Clark was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), for "eminent service to scientific research and development through fostering innovation, to science administration through strategic leadership roles, and to the development of public policy for technological sciences".[12][13][14]

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Government offices
Preceded by
Geoff Garrett
 Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2009 – 2014		 Succeeded by
Larry R. Marshall
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