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The Hon Jay Weatherill AO
Director
Minderoo Foundation
Jay Weatherill AO is the Director of Development at Minderoo Foundation and has run the Thrive by Five campaign since 2020.
Jay Weatherill was South Australia's 45th Premier. He was Premier of South Australia from 2011 until 2018. In 2021 was awarded an Office of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the people and parliament of South Australia and to early childhood and tertiary education.
Jay was born and educated in Adelaide's western suburbs, completing his secondary education at Henley High School.
He has held a range of portfolios including Environment and Conservation, Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Assisting the Premier in Cabinet Business and Public Sector Management, Families and Communities, Housing, Ageing, Disability, Urban Development and Planning, Administrative Services, Local Government and Gambling. He is a member of the South Australian Executive Council.
Jay and his wife Melissa have two young daughters, Lucinda and Alice.
Erma Ranieri PSM FIPAA
IPAA SA President, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment
Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment
Appointed on 1 July 2014, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment Erma Ranieri works passionately towards creating a world-leading public sector that serves South Australians well, does what it says it will do, and to which every public servant is proud to belong.
With the role of the public sector being to serve and support South Australia to thrive, Erma leads sector-wide reform to modernise the public sector and continue to build on its value and service to the South Australian community.
Erma has worked for more than 30 years to help organisations optimise productivity and employee wellbeing. She was named a 2014 Telstra Business Woman of the Year as SA Winner of the Telstra Community and Government Award for her role in leading transformational change throughout the public sector.
With a key focus on flexibility, diversity and leadership development to ensure the public sector is positioned as an Employer of Choice, Erma continues to challenge cultural and structural barriers to drive innovative, collaborative and connected services for the community.