Tom Mollenkopf is an experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director with an extensive governance, corporate strategy and legal background. He is Chairperson of Gippsland Water and a Board Member (Immediate Past President/Chair) of the International Water Association. Over recent years he has advised government, NGO and private sector clients in Australia and globally. He is passionate about sound evidence-based decision making, and the role of informed and respectful conversations in good policy.

Tom's professional background is in law, first in private legal practice, then as corporate counsel - including Head of Legal at Australian Airlines (until its merger with Qantas) - before undertaking a series of executive and CEO roles in the water and environment sector. He was CEO of the Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust until 2021 and between 2007 and 2013 was CEO of the Australian Water Association.

He is Member of the Victorian Sustainability Fund Committee, Board Director of Peninsula Leisure, and Adjunct/Professional Associate at the University of Canberra,.

Tom has extensive experience as a non-executive director on various boards, has contributed on numerous industry bodies, and served through roles such as Chair of the Board of Life Saving Victoria, a Director at Surf Life Saving Australia and WaterAid Australia.

In January 2023, Tom was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his distinguished service to business, particularly through the essential services industry, and to the community.

Tom and his family live on the Mornington Peninsula outside Melbourne. In his spare time, he volunteers as a surf lifesaver, and chairs the Life Saving Victoria Grievance & Judiciary Committee and the Gary Tierney Foundation.