Joseph Gersh

Mr Gersh is currently Executive Chairman of Gersh Investment Partners Ltd and a government appointed Non-Executive Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Mr Gersh is also a Director of the Sydney Institute in an honorary capacity.

Mr Gersh was formerly the inaugural Chairman of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation, foundation Director of the Reserve Bank of Australia's Payments System Board and Director of the Federal Airports Corporation. Mr Gersh is a former senior partner and Chairman of the Management Committee of law firm, Arnold Bloch Leibler. One of his principal areas of expertise is major property development and, in particular, the construction of hotels, shopping centres, land subdivisions, apartments and office towers.

Mr Gersh previously served as Deputy Chairman of the Australia Council for the Arts, as Chairman of Artbank, part of the Australian Government Office for the Arts and Chairman of the National Institute of Circus Arts.

in 2006, Mr Gersh was awarded the Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant services to business, government, the arts and the community. Mr Gersh holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Melbourne.