Background
Kelleher, Graeme George was born on May 2, 1933 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Richard and Joyce (Illidge) Kelleher.
civil engineer natural resources manager
Kelleher, Graeme George was born on May 2, 1933 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Richard and Joyce (Illidge) Kelleher.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University Sydney, Australia, 1955.
Civil engineer project manager, 1955-1974. Deputy chairman nuclear nonproliferation task force Department Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra, Australia, 1977-1978. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 1979-1994.
Vice-chair World Commission Protected Areas (WCPA), Gland, Switzerland, 1986-1998. Senior advisor WCPA, since 1999. Professor system engineering James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, 1992-1994.
President Graeme Kelleher & Associates, Canberra, since 1995. Co-chair panel, life science expert Cooperative Research Center, 1996—2002. Member independent community engagement panel Murray-Darling Basin, 2002—2003.
Commissioner Ranger Uranium Inquiry Department of Environment, Canberra, 1976-1977. Examiner New Zealand Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1980. Consultant World Bank, Washington, 1996-1999.
Member science and religious committee Religion, Science and the Environment, Athens, since 1995. Member marine protected area committee United States National Research Council, 1998—2000. Chairman advisory committee marine sector Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization, Hobart, Australia, 1995—1999.
Fellow: Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand, World Commission Protected Areas (steering committee since 1986), Institution Engineers Australia, Academy Technological Sciences and Engineering. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Fleur Meachen, November 21, 1959. Children: Wade, Melanie, Serena.