Foundation Board
| Dr S. Max Richards (Chairman) |
Chairman, A.N.S.T.O. |
| Prof. Pauline Ladiges AO FAA (Deputy Chairman) |
Head of School of Botany |
| Ms Deirdra Shears | Director, Agribusiness Foundation of Aust. |
| Ms Sally Browne | Fashion Designer and Company Director |
| Laureate Prof Adrienne Clarke AC | Laureate Professor, School of Botany |
| Associate Professor John King | Neurologist |
| Professor Robert Saint | Dean of Science, University of Melbourne |
| Associate Professor Ed Newbigin | Deputy Director, Plant Cell Biology Research Centre |
| Ms Rebecca Miller | Postgraduate Student, School of Botany |
| Ms Denise Dawson | Manager, Resources and Planning |
| Dr Jan Schapper | Honorary (Senior Fellow) |
| Mr Ming Kalanon | Postgraduate Student, School of Botany |