Alison Creagh’s experience spans government, private and not-for-profit sectors in sport, cyber security, veteran community support and defence industry in Australia and internationally with a focus on strategy, governance and high performance.

Alison is a Director-at-Large on the Oceania Paralympic Committee and a Non-Executive Director on the boards of Rowing Australia and GME.  She is Chair of the Certa Cito Foundation and a member of The Hospital Research Foundation Group’s Technology and Cyber Committee. Alison was President of Paralympics Australia and a Vice President of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee from September 2023 to June 2025.

Alison retired from the Australian Regular Army as a Brigadier in March 2015 after a 30-year career and continues to serve part-time in the Army Reserve.

She hold Master Degrees in Management Studies and Defence Studies and Graduate Diplomas in Strategic Studies and Communications and Information Systems. Alison was awarded the degree of Doctor of Business honoris causa by UNSW in 2025.  She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Alison enjoys following Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball and is an enthusiastic supporter of the Gliders and the Rollers. She is also an accredited national and international para-rowing classifier for Rowing Australia and World Rowing.

Alison was appointed to the Board in September 2026 and to the High Performance Committee in April 2025.