Mr Des Pearson AO

Academic qualifications

BBus, GradDipMgt, HonDBus from Central Queensland University

Summary of previous experience

Des Pearson became Victoria's 25th Auditor-General in 2006, holding the position until 2012. This followed after 15 years as Auditor-General in Western Australia.

Des has served as Non-Executive Director for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Melbourne Health, as well as having been an honorary fellow for several universities.

He currently serves as Chair and as an independent member of Audit Committees, undertakes consultancy assignments related to governance, accountability and regulatory oversight.  He is also the Chair of the Human Research Ethics Committee for ORIMA Research.

His public sector career spans more than 40 years, including more than 30 years in senior roles. He has extensive experience in public administration at commonwealth, state and local government levels, extending from CFO, program management and regulatory roles through to review and evaluation roles across effectively all areas of policy implementation.

Des was the Convenor of the Australasian Council of Auditors-General and has been a member of both the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the Australian Accounting Standards Board.

In June 2014, Des was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to public sector governance in the areas of public accountability and management and to the development of innovative financial sustainability measures.

Des is a former National President and a fellow and life member of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Management WA. He is a national and Victorian fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and of the International Society of Engineering Asset Management.