Kim McKAY
Australian Museum (Australia)
Appointed Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Museum since April 2014. Prior to that, she was appointed to the Australian Museum Trust from January 2012 to February 2014. She obtained her BA in Communications at the University of Technology Sydney and since then commenced her international career in social innovation, marketing, communications and management that spans over 25 years.
McKay has worked with National Geographic Channels and National Geographic Society in the US where she was a Senior Vice President as well as with Discovery Communications in Washington DC.
Her current not-for-profit roles include Board Member of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science Foundation, and of Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand, Member of The National Geographic Genographic Project Legacy Fund and Advisory Board Member and Ambassador for the ‘1 Million Women Campaign’. She also serves on the Boards of the Australian Museum Foundation and the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation.
