ACER is governed by the members of ACER Council who also are appointed as members of the Board of Directors.

Tanya Deery
BBSc(Hons) La Trobe, MSc Melbourne
GGM Talent and Culture
ANZ Banking Group

Dr Daniel Edwards
BA(Hons), PhD Monash
Research Director
ACER

Emeritus Professor Bill Louden AM (Chair)
BA WA, DipEd WA Secondary TC, BEd MEd Murdoch, PhD Toronto, FACE
Emeritus Professor
University of Western Australia

Professor Geoff Masters AO
BSc, MEd WA, PhD Chicago, FACE, FACEL
Chief Executive Officer
ACER

Sandra Milligan (Deputy Chair)
BEd (Hons), BSc, MEd WA, PhD Melbourne, FAICD
Director, Assessment Research Centre
University of Melbourne

Dr Geoffrey Newcombe AM
Dip Ed, BSc, MEd Admin, PhD University of New South Wales
Chief Executive
The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW)

David Sacks
BA University of Melbourne
Partner & Consulting Government & Public Sector Leader, PwC Australia Consulting

Mark Scott
BA, DipEd, MA University of Sydney, MPA Harvard University
Secretary
NSW Department of Education