Professor Sarah Pearson

Adjunct Professor Sarah Pearson enjoys an eclectic portfolio of Non Executive Director (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland, Royal Flying Doctors (QLD Section), Foreign Investment Review Board), Venture Capital (Main Sequence Ventures), STEM (Inspiring Australia QLD), and advisory roles (Impact Investment Exchange). 

She has global executive leadership experience spanning FTSE 100 multinationals, international C-suite roles in the public and private sector, scientific research, startups and Venture Capital. She is a scientist and innovator and was privileged to represent Australia as DFAT’s Chief Scientist & Chief Innovation Officer. 

She holds a PhD in Particle Physics from Oxford, is the author on eight international patents and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.