Career
He was also President of the Business Council of Australia from 2003 to 2005. The Howard Government appointed him to the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1996. He also was the Founding Chairman of the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre.
He is currently the Chairman Emeritus of the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre.
In June 2006, Hugh Morgan formed the company Australian Nuclear Energy with Fairfax chairman Ron Walker and fellow mining executive Robert Champion de Crespigny, planning to build nuclear power plants in Australia. Morgan has a 20% stake in the company.
Controversially, prime minister John Howard revealed that he had a discussion with Mr Walker about the company days before he announced an inquiry into nuclear power. The inquiry went on to predict that Australia could potentially have 25 nuclear reactors producing a third of the country"s electricity by 2050.
In 2015, the company was described as being "in commercial hibernation from which it is unlikely to return." In the 2000s, Morgan spoke of reconciling mining with Aboriginal welfare and moderated his previously controversial commentary.
When conservation agreements were made possible for "nuclear actions" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Acting, Morgan flagged how an internationally owned nuclear waste repository could be built. One such a proposal was announced for Aboriginal land during the Howard government. As of 2015, no such repository has been approved or constructed.
President of the Lavoisier Group Trustee Emeritus The Asia Society, New York Chairman Emeritus of the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre President of the Australian German Association Immediate Past Chairman of the International Council on Metals and the Environment Chairman of BioDiem Limited President of the Australia Japan Business Company-operation Committee Chief Executive Officer of WMC Limited since 1990 President of the German Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce from 1991-1994 Chairman of the World Gold Council from 1989–1991 Director of the World Gold Council from 1986–1991 President of the Australian Mining Industry Council (now the Minerals Council of Australia) from 1981–1983 Director of Alcoa of Australia from 1977 until 1998.
Director of Alcoa Incorporated since 1998 Graduate in Law and Commerce from the University of Melbourne 2002 – Companion of the Order of Australia.