Dr Larry Marshall

Dr Larry Marshall is a physicist, entrepreneur and innovation leader who has spent his career turning bold ideas into real-world breakthroughs. As the longest-serving Chief Executive of CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, he led a transformation that created more than $10 billion in new value and positioned CSIRO among Thomson Reuters’ Global Top 20 Innovators.

Before returning to Australia, Larry spent 26 years in the United States, serving as Chief Executive of six high-tech companies across biotechnology, telecommunications, semiconductors and venture capital, delivering three successful IPOs and revenues of up to $1 billion. He also previously chaired the American Chamber of Commerce, strengthening ties between business, science and innovation.

Larry now serves on the boards of Fortescue, Nanosonics and the Australian National University, and chairs the Innovation Councils of Fortescue and Nanosonics. He holds a PhD in Physics and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).

He is the author of Invention to Innovation, holds 20 patents, and has served on 20 boards of high-tech companies across the US, Australia and China. A former Male Champion of Change for STEM, Larry continues to champion Australia’s role in science-led solutions for the planet.