James Cain

James Cain is a management consultant and professional practitioner with over 25 years’ experience in infrastructure, property and major capital works in both the public and private sectors.

His professional experience includes Director of M21 Advisory, Executive Director of Major Projects Victoria and 12 years with property and construction company Lendlease including as general manager for Victoria, SA and Tasmania.. He has held various non-executive roles including Director of VicTrack, Chair of ISPT, Deputy Chair of the Port of Melbourne Corporation and Chair of Victorian Ports Corporation.

Peter Severin

Peter has extensive experience in corrections operations, prison management and policy formulation and has presided over significant prison infrastructure programs.

He is currently President of the Board of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) and was Commissioner, Corrective Services NSW from September 2012 until August 2022. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive of the Department for Correctional Services in South Australia and Deputy Director-General of the Department of Corrective Services in Queensland.

Claire Noone

Claire is currently Principal at Nous Group, a management consulting firm working across public, private and community sectors, where she has been for over six years. She brings a wealth of leadership experience, helping organisations align strategic planning and delivery, and focus on measuring outcomes.

She has worked extensively in the justice system and in regulatory policy and regulatory practice. Previously, she has worked in a number of executive roles at the Department of Justice and Community Safety, including as Acting Secretary and as Deputy Secretary Regulation and the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Jane Leslie

Jane has 20 years’ experience operating in senior management positions in private enterprise and government agencies ranging from SMEs to large corporations. She is Managing Director at Aerium, specialising in government policy and strategy, governance, change management and business management.

She contributes her governance and strategic thinking to many sectors and causes including Gippsland Women in Business and AFL Gippsland. She was previously the Chair of Chairperson West Gippsland Healthcare Group, a Director at Regional Development Australia (Gippsland) and a member of the East Gippsland Economic Recovery Working Group Black Summer Bushfires 2019-2020.

Karl Kent OAM

Karl has served the community for over 30 years in Australia and overseas. He has had a distinguished career across federal and state governments, working with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Victoria Police and the Federal Attorney-General’s Department in the fields of law enforcement and national security. Karl specialises in close operational support, organisational reform, and delivery of new capabilities and services.

Karl was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his contribution to the 2002 Bali bombings investigation and a Humanitarian Overseas medal for his work in response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster. He is currently Deputy Secretary, Information Technology and Infrastructure Services at Victoria Police.