Patricia Kelly 
Patricia Kelly has been Director-General of IP Australia since December 2013. Prior to joining IP Australia, Patricia Kelly was a Deputy Secretary in Commonwealth departments responsible for industry and innovation from 2004 -2013. Patricia has had a public sector career spanning over thirty years.
From 2007 Patricia worked closely with the research and higher education sector. She led Australia’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope and represented Australia on the Board of the International SKA Organisation (2012- 2013). In 2015 she was asked to resume this role and is currently (in addition to her role at IP Australia) responsible for the SKA project team at the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. She chairs the Australia-New Zealand SKA Co- ordination Committee.
Since the beginning of 2016, Patricia has also been a Director of Synchrotron Light Source Australia (SLSA). SLSA is the operating company for the Australian Synchrotron, a world class national research facility located in Melbourne.
She was awarded the Australian Public Service Medal in 2013 in acknowledgement of her efforts to secure Australia’s bid to host the SKA and to promote public sector innovation.
Patricia has a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in communication.