ACER is governed by the members of ACER Council who also are appointed as members of the Board of Directors.

Tanya Deery
BBSc(Hons) La Trobe, MSc Melbourne
GGM Talent and Culture
ANZ Banking Group

Dr Daniel Edwards
BA(Hons), PhD Monash
Research Director
ACER

Emeritus Professor Bill Louden AM (Chair)
BA WA, DipEd WA Secondary TC, BEd MEd Murdoch, PhD Toronto, FACE
Emeritus Professor
University of Western Australia

Professor Geoff Masters AO
BSc, MEd WA, PhD Chicago, FACE, FACEL
Chief Executive Officer
ACER

Enterprise Professor Sandra Milligan (Deputy Chair)
BEd (Hons), BSc, MEd WA, PhD Melbourne, FAICD
Director and Enterprise Professor
Assessment Research Centre
University of Melbourne

Dr Geoffrey Newcombe AM
Dip Ed, BSc, MEd Admin, PhD University of New South Wales
Chief Executive
The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW)

David Sacks
BA University of Melbourne
Partner & Consulting Government & Public Sector Leader, PwC Australia Consulting

Megan Lilly
BA (Monash), DipEd (Monash)
Masters of Educational Administration & Policy (Monash)
Executive Director - Centre for Education & Training, Ai Group

Professor Kristine Dery
Professor of Work, Innovation and Technology
Associate Dean Post-experience Curriculum and Learning
Macquarie University Business School