Carlene Wilson joined the University of Melbourne as Director, Policy and Government Relations in March 2015. Carlene has extensive experience managing corporate affairs across the corporate, government, and non-government sectors. Carlene was previously Manager Public Policy at BHP Billiton and prior to that she spent 10 years at ANZ Banking Group as the Senior Manager Government and Regulatory Affairs. She has also worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia’s Embassy in Washington DC.

Carlene began her career as a policy adviser to a number of ministers in the NSW State Government in the portfolios of health, education, youth affairs and training. She has served on the Board of the Early Learning Association Australia and is currently on the Board of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Carlene holds an MBA from The Australian Graduate School of Management, an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government Harvard University, a Masters in Education from The University of Sydney and her undergraduate degree is from the NSW Conservatorium of Music.