Trent Smyth AM

About

I lead the Chief of Staff Association, the global membership body for chiefs of staff and executive leadership professionals, with members across 75 countries. This work is only possible because of the team, spanning several continents, who do the day-to-day work of running the association, and the members themselves, whose experience and generosity make our community what it is. Together, we connect people who support senior leaders, and run programmes with the University of Oxford and Harvard Business School. Alongside this, I contribute to a number of boards and advisory groups, including the Advisory Boards of UL Research Institutes and Melbourne Victory Football Club, the Board of Opus Organisation (UK), and the International Advisory Board of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. I previously chaired AFL Europe and served as a director of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation. In 2021, I received the Order of Australia (AM) for contributions to international relations, motorsport and business. Earlier in my career, I served as Honorary Consul for Malawi for nine years, and as Secretary of the Consular Corps Melbourne from 2014 to 2021.