The Great Barrier Reef Foundation aims to channel private investment into projects that address both the most pressing threats to the Great Barrier Reef; to do this successfully requires close collaboration with the scientific community and the institutions that study and manage the Reef.
To this end, the Foundation is directly advised by an International Scientific Advisory Committee (or ISAC). In ISAC, the Foundation assembles the most important and influential leaders of the Great Barrier Reef research and management sector at one table, around a shared purpose. The Committee, chaired by Professor Paul Greenfield AO, plays a critical role in the development and implementation of research projects.
ISAC members
- Professor Paul Greenfield AO, Vice Chancellor, University of Queensland (Chair)
- Dr Russell Reichelt, Chairman, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Dr Ian Poiner, Chief Executive & Director, Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Professor Sandra Harding, Vice Chancellor and President, James Cook University
- Dr Andrew Johnson, Group Executive – Environment, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Director, Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
The Committee is supported by a Secretariat led by Dr Eva Abal, Chief Scientific Officer.