Damien Barnes
Managing Director
Damien has extensive experience in law, commercial management and engineering, providing advice on; infrastructure, construction, transport, mining, energy, resources, renewables, property, environment, planning, Indigenous Business, land access, native title, land claims, cultural heritage, RAPs, ESG, FPIC and dispute resolution.
Damien’s employment experience includes; King & Wood Mallesons, DLA Piper, UGL, CB&I, O’Donnell Griffin, Power Minerals, NTSCorp and local and state government. He has an Executive MBA, a Law Degree, a Civil Engineering Degree and a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Leadership. He is also an accredited mediator.
Damien’s current Board and Committee roles include:
- Director of SEC Victoria
- Co-Chair of Supply Nation
- Chair of the Aboriginal Housing Office NSW
- Chair of Westpac’s Indigenous Advisory Committee
- Member of Westpac’s Stakeholder Advisory Council
- Australian Representative on the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement
Damien has been a Director of The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE), Bangarra Dance Theatre, the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre, a Member of the NSW Law Society Indigenous Issues Committee and a founding Member of Ngalaya Indigenous Lawyers Association.
