Richard Heath

Richard has been the AFI’s Executive Director since June 2018, previously serving as the General Manager – Research. Prior to joining the AFI, Richard was Associate Professor of Agronomy and Farm Management at the University of Sydney and before that was involved in a large family farming business in North West NSW. Richard is a director of the Grains Research and Development Corporation and sits on the Advisory Committee for CSIRO Agriculture and Food. He is a Nuffield scholar and was a director of Nuffield Australia.