Media Release: TPDi appoints top talent to help guide nation’s tech policy 

11 September 2025

Canberra

TPDi has bolstered its leadership, today announcing new independent board members and distinguished technical fellows.  

This marks another milestone in TPDi’s growth as Australia’s first independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to technology policy. The appointments reinforce TPDi’s capacity to deliver trusted advice on the big issues shaping Australia’s future, including AI adoption and regulation, online safety, cyber security, and the digitisation of government services.  

Geraldine Chin Moody has been named as TPDi’s inaugural independent Board Chair. Ms Chin-Moody is a Board and Governance Principal at Directors Australia, a leading governance advisory firm, and an experienced independent Non-Executive Director. She brings extensive governance experience across ASX-listed companies, not-for-profits, universities, professional services, and scale-ups.  

Professor Elanor Huntington, Deputy Chief Executive of CSIRO and former Dean of Engineering and Computer Science at ANU, also joins the Board as an Independent Director, bringing two decades of experience working at the intersection of technology and society. 

Ms Chin Moody and Professor Huntington join TPDi’s existing directors, Kate Pounder, Dr Tobias Feakin, David Masters, Johanna Weaver, and Zoe Jay Hawkins, bringing together expertise across government, industry, and academia to tackle Australia’s most pressing tech policy challenges. 

Today, TPDi also launches a Distinguished Technical Fellow program, appointing Brendan Hopper (Chief Information Officer for Technology and Distinguished Engineer, Commonwealth Bank of Australia), Sally-Ann Williams (former CEO, Cicada Innovations) and Audrey Tang (Taiwan’s inaugural Digital Minister, now Cyber Ambassador).  

Johanna Weaver, TPDi Executive Director and Co-Founder, said the calibre of Geraldine, Elanor, Brendan, Sally-Ann, and Audrey is extraordinary. With these additions, TPDi is deepening its governance and policy expertise, sharpening national and international thought leadership, and tapping into cutting-edge technical insight.  

“These appointments strengthen TPDi’s ability to work across the entire tech ecosystem – with government, industry, academia and civil society – to harness its collective knowledge and to hone our capacity to deliver much needed independent advice as technology continues to rapidly reshape Australia’s economy, security, and society,” Weaver said.