Jillian Broadbent | |
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| Born | Jillian Rosemary Broadbent (1948-04-23)23 April 1948 (age 77) Sydney,New South Wales, Australia |
| Organization | Director of theSydney Dance Company |
Jillian Rosemary Broadbent (born 1948) is an Australian economist and businesswoman. She has served on the boards of many organisations, encompassing finance, the arts, and other sectors. Broadbent was chancellor of theUniversity of Wollongong for 11 years up until late 2020.
Jillian Rosemary Broadbent[1] was born on 23 April 1948.[2][better source needed] She is the daughter ofJohn Raymond Broadbent (Major General).[citation needed]
She attendedRavenswood School for Girls,[2] and at the age of 16 enrolled at theUniversity of Sydney,[3] where graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts majoring in economics, and mathematics.[4]
Broadbent begun her career as an economist with theReserve Bank of Australia.[3]
She spent 30 years in the banking sector in Australia and overseas, latterly as a senior executive and departmental head atBankers Trust Australia.[5]
From 2005 to 2006 she was president ofChief Executive Women.[6]
From 2011 until 2017, Broadbent was inaugural chair of theClean Energy Finance Corporation.[3] In 2017 she (along withGraeme Samuel and John Laker) formed a panel of inquiry into the culture of theCommonwealth Bank.[citation needed]
In the commercial sector, Broadbent has served on the boards ofMacquarie Bank,Woolworths, andMacquarie Group.[3] She has also served in arts and non-profit organisations, including the boards ofSBS, theNational Portrait Gallery,Sydney Theatre Company, theNational Institute of Dramatic Art, andSydney Dance Company. She was a founding director of theAustralian Brandenburg Orchestra.[3]
Broadbent was chancellor of theUniversity of Wollongong (UOW) for 11 years, until September 2020.[3]
She also has been a director of theAustralian Securities Exchange,Special Broadcasting Service andQantas.[4]
In 2001, Broadbent was awarded theCentenary Medal "for service to Australian society in business leadership".[7]
In 2003, she was appointed anOfficer of the Order of Australia for service to economic and financial development ofAustralia.[4][8]
On Australia Day 2019, Broadbent was appointed aCompanion of the Order of Australia "for eminent service to corporate, financial, clean energy and cultural organisations, to higher education, and to women in business".[9]
In 2018 she was elected as a Fellow of theRoyal Society of New South Wales.[citation needed]
Broadbent holds honorary degrees fromWestern Sydney University (2000) and the UOW (2021).[citation needed]
Ben Quilty's 2021 portrait of her hangs in UOW's new Arts and Social Sciences building, which was named after her in recognition of her role as the University's third chancellor.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Wollongong 2009–2020 | Succeeded by |