Governance

Beau Tydd is a distinguished leader with over 25 years of senior executive experience, encompassing roles such as Chief Executive, Chief Information Officer, Board Chair, and Director. He is adept in corporate advisory, strategic planning, innovation, and business scaling, with a proven track record across diverse sectors including emerging technologies, cybersecurity, smart cities, aviation, international development, and research. Beau holds the position of Adjunct Professional Fellow at Griffith University and serves as an Industry Professor at Deakin University. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Southern Cross University, and Central Queensland University. He chairs the QUT Science and Engineering Faculty Information Technology Industry Advisory Group and co-chairs the TAFE Queensland Course Advisory Committee for Higher Education Cyber Security. Beau also contributes his expertise to multiple university course and industry advisory boards. A committed community leader, Beau has chaired the Queensland ACS Branch Executive Committee and served on the ACS National Management Committee. He is presently a Director for Feros Care, and Chairs the Regional Information Management Sub-Committee (IM-SC) for the Forum Fisheries Association. Beau holds an MBA (Computing) and a Bachelor of Information Technology and is a certified professional and Fellow of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Digital Transformation Catalyst, Trusted Advisor, Educator, Change Agent, Diversity and Inclusion Champion. Rod is a results focussed digital leader with a proven ability to influence complex stakeholder networks and drive transformational change. He an executive consultant with experience spanning over 25 years focused on Construction & Asset Management, Banking & Finance and Education. He is a founding Director of William Bethwey & Associates and an internationally recognised thought leader in strategic and architectural transformation. Rod is a highly motivated catalyst of digital change, he is results focussed and has an inclusive leadership style He is an Industry Fellow at The University of Melbourne where he researches and lectures in Higher Degree programmes. He has authored over 20 publications and a book on Organisational Change. Consequently, he is a sought-after expert for leading companies confronting challenges brought about by disruptive technologies and the need to transform organisational cultures to adopt radically different paradigms of work and the creation of value. Rod is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society, A Fellow of the British Computer Society, former National Director of the ACS Membership Advisory Board and was recognised as the ICT Professional of the year, 2013 in the national iAwards.

Jerome, embarked on his career in the healthcare sector in 2004, as the IT manager for a pharmacy group. In 2010, Jerome founded his own IT company, specialising in supporting primary care and allied health providers, ensuring their IT enables compliance with health regulations, standards, and policies. Jerome was Vice Chair of ACS WA Branch and was later elected as Chair. He works hard to connect members with each other, with the help of the Branch Executive Committee. Jerome also contributes to the community as a management committee member at Cura In-Home Care, an approved not for profit Aged Care Services Provider. Additionally, he dedicates time to mentoring high school students through EdConnect and guiding emerging IT professionals within the ACS.

Roger's career has mostly been in private sector professional, managerial and consultancy roles, interrupted by a decade as a senior academic. His consultancy focus is on disruptive information technologies' strategic and policy impacts and implications, and security and privacy aspects of IT. His Board experience is deep and diverse, and he's held a wide variety of positions within ACS. He also has a long record of public interest advocacy in the privacy and consumer rights areas. He has degrees from UNSW and ANU, has long been a Fellow of the ACS, and is a Visiting Professor in Computer Science at ANU and in Law at UNSW.

Dr Prins Ralston brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience to his role as ACS Chief Executive Officer, including 18 years as a CEO across public, private and for-purpose sectors. He has founded and listed an ASX company, served as a Partner in national law firms for over seven years, scaled Australia's largest allied health provider threefold and built a $500M international human services company backed by banking syndicates and private equity. He has led a $1 billion local government with $9 billion in assets through major crises and transformation, delivering significant economic growth while managing complex stakeholder relationships across government, business and community. His governance and financial expertise spans board directorships, funds management and critical infrastructure. As previous ACS President, National Councilor, SEARCC President across 14 nations, and IFIP Vice President and Publications Chair—earning IFIP's Silver Core Award—Dr Ralston has championed ICT professionalism at the highest national and international levels for decades. His combination of transformational executive leadership, legal and governance expertise, and deep global ICT standing makes him uniquely equipped to lead the ACS team and deliver outstanding outcomes for its membership and the Australian community.