Andrew Liveris AO - Chairman of International Advisory Board

Andrew Liveris AO is a Director at numerous multinational organisations including Aramco, IBM, Worley and Novonix. He is also the President of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, Chairman of Lucid Motors and BlackRock’s Long Term Private Capital Operating Partner Group, as well as Advisor to the Public Investment Fund and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

Previously, Andrew was the CEO and Chairman of the Dow Chemical Company, as well as Executive Chairman of DowDuPont.

Andrew has been appointed by two US administrations to help identify new ways to spur innovation, revitalise the U.S. manufacturing sector and drive economic growth and prosperity. In that regard, he was chair of the Trump manufacturing council and a member of the Apprenticeship of the Future task force. Previously he served as Co-Chair of U.S. President Obama's Advanced Manufacturing Partnership steering committee and a member of his President’s Export Council.

Andrew was the Special Advisor to the Australian National COVID-19 Co-ordination Commission. He was Co-Chair of the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission, advising on how to accelerate the Territory’s economic rebound and growth. He is an Independent Member of the Australian government’s Industry Growth Centres Advisory Committee providing advice on the Industry Growth Centres initiative.

In 2018, the Andrew N Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership was established at the University of Queensland for students to garner a real-life understanding of global challenges and how to create positive change for society.