Dr Angeline Achariya, has been appointed as Board Director on Australian Government’s Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA) Board.
She is the CEO of Innovation GameChangers and the first person of Indian descent to be appointed to this position.
“For this me is a career milestone achievement, as someone who studied STEM and working in industry to identify, commercialise and scale innovations from industry, research and entrepreneurial pathways in Australia and the world.”
“To now serve Australia on this board is what I am calling “the Everest”. Very much looking forward to working with my fellow colleagues and Department of Industry, Science and Resources to influence and advance Australia’s ecosystems”, said Angeline after her appointment.
Other new board members board include Petra Andren, Brodie McCulloch and Linda Scott. They join Chair Peter Rossdeutscher AM, Lauren Stafford, Dr Doron Samuell, Prof Cori Stewart, Kate Glazebrook and Prof Fang Chen.
The IISA board has responsibility for providing strategic advice to the Australian Government on Industry, Innovation, Research and Science matters. It is also responsible for promotion of investment in industry and Australia’s Innovation, Science and Research system.
The board has oversight and monitoring of portfolio of innovation programs through various committees including Industry Growth Program, Innovation Investment, Entrepreneurs’ Programme, R&D Incentives and Cooperative Research Centres Advisory Committees.
Angeline also serves on the boards of Wine Australia, Australia’s Economic Accelerator and the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology. She chairs the G100 Mission Million Asia Pacific chapter for Food Systems Innovation & Resilience and Australia China Business Council – Victorian Agribusiness and Food forum. As a senior advisor at Beanstalk Agtech and its Drought Venture Studio, she is at the forefront of scaling solutions for the Agrifood system.
Angeline has worked in global multinationals such as J R Simplot, Mondelez International, Yum Brands, Fonterra, and Mars Corporation. She has held international C-suite roles in both private and public sectors including Monash University (co-founded a world first commercial innovation hub). She has driven impact through her people leadership, innovation commercialisation strategy and execution across global complex consumer goods supply chains.
Angeline holds a PhD in Food Systems and Technology from the University of Melbourne and has an agricultural upbringing. She holds fellow positions with Academy of Australian Technological Sciences and Engineering and Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology.
She was recognised as a superstar of STEM for 2025 by Science and Technology Australia
and acknowledged by LinkedIn as a global top voice for her leadership and influence. The
Women Economic Forum named her as woman of the decade in 2024.
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