– John Byrne –

John Byrne is a Tharawal man who lives and works on Gadigal land. John was born in Lithgow, NSW, and grew up in Western Sydney. For the last year he has been the Project Manager for the SSTF project at AbSec.

For the five years before that John was the CEO for a medium sized education-based Not-For-Profit organisation in the Western Suburbs of Sydney. His experience includes managing a Registered Training Organisation, running a Foodbank agency, computer programming, and consulting and training internationally in leadership and culture during over a decade in the private sector.

John holds degrees in Psychology and Philosophy from UNSW and is a firm believer in the power of committed people in creating change in our society. He lives with his wife and youngest child in the Inner West of Sydney and has 8 children and 22 grandchildren that are scattered across the globe. He enjoys travelling, photography, videography, technology, and supporting the people around him to become the best they can be.