Robin Buckham was appointed to the RGA board in September 2021 as an independent director.

Robin has had a significant career across the commercial and academic sectors. Now a Director, with appointments on several not-for-profit (NFP) and State boards, Robin also has a varied consulting practice, working with a consulting consortia.

In her executive career, Robin has most recently acted as an interim executive in the TAFE sector, and at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Earlier, she was CEO of Family Business Australia, a NFP Association dedicated to sustaining and growing family businesses.

Early in her career Robin worked for fifteen years with Australian steel manufacturer and distributor Tubemakers as Manager Oil & Gas Pipelines, managing a steel pipe mill.

Moving to the University of Wollongong, Robin was Director Marketing, Recruitment & Partnerships, and a member of the TAFE Illawarra Advisory Council, Chair of the Regional Development Australia, President of the Business Chamber and a Director of the Port Kembla Port Corporation.

Robin moved to Melbourne to take on the role of Deakin University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor International and Development with responsibility for international and domestic marketing, student administration and support, and external relations. 

Robin holds a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education, Masters of Commerce (Marketing), and an eMBA from Columbia University.