CEO, SMART Infrastructure Facility

Garry Bowditch

Garry Bowditch was appointed the inaugural CEO of the SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong in May 2010.

Garry has a unique mix of government and private sector experience in building greater partnership among the key stakeholders involved in infrastructure provision, public service delivery and foreign investment.

Garry has previously worked as a senior Commonwealth Treasury official and at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has also held senior executive roles in commercial organisations including Tenix and TAB Limited.

In 2005, he was appointed the Foundation Executive Director of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, which became the nation’s peak industry body on infrastructure matters under his leadership.

Garry is an appointed member of the Australia Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee (PECC) to advise on regional trade and investment initiatives in APEC. He also works closely with APEC on initiatives to strengthen local capital markets to meet Asia’s long-term infrastructure needs.

In 2008, he established vmax Consulting, a boutique consultancy firm specialising in international public/private/partnerships, particularly in the Asian market.

Garry holds a Master of Business Administration from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and an Honours degree in Economics from the University of Wollongong. He also studied at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC.

Phone: 61 2 4221 5031
Email: garry_bowditch@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 16 February, 2012