Juliet Brown was born in 1956 and is associated professionally with South Australia. She developed her career in law and business in Adelaide, later extending her work into governance, insurance, superannuation, health, transport, higher education and community organisations.
Brown studied law at the University of Adelaide and obtained a Bachelor of Laws. She later became a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, complementing her legal education with formal professional governance training.
Brown began her professional career as a solicitor and commercial lawyer, practising for public- and private-sector clients in commercial litigation and in the health and insurance fields. She worked with Finlaysons Lawyers and O'Loughlin Lawyers before moving into senior legal-management roles. From 1999 to 2004 she served as chief executive of Thomson Playford, now Thomson Geer, a major South Australian commercial law firm. During her leadership, the firm established offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Brown subsequently developed a substantial non-executive career across insurance, superannuation, health, transport, financial services, higher education and community organisations. She chaired Statewide Super from 2012 until 2016 and the South Australian Lifetime Support Authority from 2013 to 2021. She was a director of Medical Insurance Group Australia from 2013 to 2022 and has served on the boards and advisory bodies of organisations including the South Australian Government Financing Authority, Green Industries South Australia, the Motor Accident Commission, Catherine House and the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network. Brown joined the Council of the University of Adelaide in 2022, became Deputy Chancellor in June 2024 for a two-year term, and has chaired the university's Finance Committee. Since 2021 she has served on the Board of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, including as a member of its Audit Committee.
Juliet Brown has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
As chief executive of Thomson Playford from 1999 to 2004, Brown oversaw the establishment of the firm's offices in Sydney and Melbourne.
Brown was named Australian Trustee of the Year by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees in 2016.
Brown is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Her professional and governance participation has included membership of the University of Adelaide Council and Finance Committee, the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation Board and its Audit Committee, and advisory or nominations committees associated with South Australian public and private organisations.
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University of Adelaide Chancellor Catherine Branson described Brown's experience in governance, law and business as beneficial to the university's future.
Brown's professional connections extend across South Australia's legal, university, health, insurance, superannuation, transport and community sectors. Her governance work has linked her with the University of Adelaide, the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Statewide Super, Medical Insurance Group Australia, the South Australian Lifetime Support Authority and Catherine House.
