Marianna O’Gorman

I work on investments and tech for the future economy in the energy, transport, mining and manufacturing sectors. I am a company director with governance roles across the public and not-for-profit sectors, including with Stanwell (energy generator), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (clean-tech enabler) and the McKell Institute (think tank). With a passion for gender equality, I am also a Chief Executive Women (CEW) committee member and a founding committee member of an organisation to promote gender equality in politics. In 2018, I co-founded the McKell Institute in Queensland which promotes public dialogue around key policy challenges such as economic reform, housing, childcare, superannuation, clean energy and productivity. Earlier in my career, I worked at the World Bank in Washington, then as an adviser to the Prime Minister and with green investment bank, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. I also undertook research as a fellow with the Centre for Climate and Energy Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). My governance and sustainability leadership was recognised by CEW as one of its inaugural Sustainability Scholars, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) though their Rural and Regional Leaders Scholarship and by the ANU as a Garnaut Prize recipient. Keen to contribute to public policy debate, I am a regular panellist, moderator, MC and speaker at events. I am also a regular guest on ABC TV and radio. I have a Masters of Climate Change, a Bachelor of Law (Hon) and have graduated from the AICD Company Directors Course and from Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (now Super Members Council) Trustee course. I am admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Queensland. With a deep love for nature, most mornings you’ll find me swimming with turtles, rays and baby sharks or hiking in the rainforest.