Chris Black

Chris Black (GAICD) has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning several organizations and roles. Currently, they serve as the Head of Communications at the Brotherhood of St Laurence since 2022. Additionally, they hold the position of Non-Executive Director at the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, where they also act as the Chair of the Lived Experience Committee (LEX). Chris has also worked as the Director of Policy and Stakeholder Engagement at 89 Degrees East from 2015 to 2022.

Before that, Chris worked as a social policy consultant at Black Ink Writing & Consulting since 2005, serving various government and non-government clients. They were also a Volunteer Primary Ethics Teacher at Primary Ethics Ltd from 2016 to 2018.

Chris has held different roles within the government sector, including Ministerial Adviser within the Women's Affairs portfolio at the Victorian Government from 2004 to 2005. They also worked as a Policy Adviser for the Shadow Attorney-General, Immigration, Women's Policy, and Childcare in the Federal Labor Party from 2002 to 2004.

Furthermore, Chris has experience as an Assistant Director at the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), specializing in the National Homelessness Strategy from 2001 to 2002.

They have also served as a Director at Yarra Community Housing from 2012 to 2015.

Overall, Chris Black (GAICD) possesses significant expertise in social policy, communications, stakeholder engagement, and lived experience contributions in dynamic organizations.

Chris Black (GAICD) completed a Master's degree in Social Policy from the University of Melbourne from 2007 to 2011. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture from Deakin University between 1990 and 1996.