Dr Larry Marshall is the Lead Independent Director of Fortescue, Chairs the ICs of Fortescue & Nanosonics, is Pro Chancellor of ANU, and is on the Board of GBRF.
He formerly chaired the American Chamber of Commerce, & is the longest serving Chief Executive of CSIRO, and led a transformation which achieved the first growth in 30y, doubled the value delivered to stakeholders, & made CSIRO the first Australian entity to be Thompson Reuters rated in the Global Top 20 Innovators, beating NASA.
Larry co-founded & led 6 companies in Biotech, Telecom, Semi, & Venture Capital. He has a PhD in Physics & has been honoured for both his business acumen as a Fellow of AICD, but also his Technology & Engineering acumen as a Federation Fellow, & Fellow of AIP & ATSE; & an inaugural Male Champion of Change for STEM.
He is the author of the 2023 book, Invention to Innovation, which charts a course for Australian businesses to disrupt their Market, defeat competition and accelerate economic growth by using science driven innovation. He has 100 publications & conference papers, holds 20 patents, & has served on 20 boards of high-tech companies operating in the US, Australia & China.
