Jaala’s Background
Current Roles
I have a special interest in innovation that delivers impact
through both public value and commercial opportunity.
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Board Chair, AUScelerate
Board Chair, Children’s Cancer Foundation
Non-Exec Director, Tenet Advisory and Investments
Non-Exec Director, Wavewise Analytics
Non-Exec Director, Tech Council of Australia
Advisory Board, Cornerstone Government Relations
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2023 – 2025
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Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Melbourne
2020 – 2022
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Minister for Employment
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Minister for Small Business
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Minister for Medical Research, Innovation and the Digital Economy
2021 – 2022
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Minister for Resources
2018 – 2020
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Minister for Roads
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Minister for Road Safety and the TAC
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Minister for Fishing and Boating
2014 – 2018
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Minister for Agriculture
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Minister for Regional Development
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Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
2006 – 2022
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Member for Western Victoria
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Parliament of Victoria, Australia
1994 – 2006
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National Union of Workers
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Organising Works (inaugural year), ACTU
Jaala
The Hon. Jaala Pulford is a former Victorian
Government Minister now board director and
adviser who works at the intersection of health innovation, technology, and community impact.
Over 16 years in Parliament, and 8 years in Cabinet she led major portfolios across agriculture, regional development, small business, innovation, medical research, the digital economy and resources — experience that gives her a rare, practical understanding of how policy, industry and communities come together to create lasting progress.
Since leaving politics, Jaala has built a portfolio career focused on organisations shaping Australia’s future. She is Chair of AUScelerate and the Children’s Cancer Foundation, and a non‑executive director with Tenet Advisory & Investments, Wavewise Analytics, and the Tech Council of Australia, contributing her deep policy experience and insight into Australia’s tech and innovation landscape.
Recognised for her clarity, calm and curiosity, Jaala brings a thoughtful, grounded and future‑focused approach to complex challenges and organisational change. She works where innovation, public value and long‑term strategy meet — helping teams and organisations create change that endures, with an eye to scalable impact and sustainable growth.
