ABOUT ANNE TIERNAN

Professor Anne Tiernan is one of Australia’s leading political scientists. Her career at the interface of strategy, research, policy and practice has been devoted to improving public policy and public-purpose outcomes. Anne is deeply passionate about Australia’s democratic institutions and governance traditions and ensuring they reflect and work for all people, particularly the most vulnerable.

Anne is Head of Research and Professor of Political Leadership at the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership. Anne is also the Managing Director of Constellation Impact Advisory, a strategy and advisory firm. She was appointed to the Commonwealth Grants Commission for a five-year term in September 2022.

Anne routinely consults and negotiates with political, industry, university, and community leaders and senior government officials. She is respected for her personal integrity and deep content knowledge, and for the confidentiality, empathy, and support she brings to her relationships. Anne has more than a decade of experience on various boards, commissions, tribunals, and expert bodies. She is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) and appointed a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA). She is formerly a Member of Board of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MoAD).