Chris Hatherly is CEO of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia which represents the nation's leading social science researchers, commentators and public policy makers. He has a PhD in psychology from the ANU (2010) specialising in cognitive ageing. He has worked primarily with not-for-profit peak bodies, including Alzheimer's Australia, the Australian Academy of Science and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Chris has been a member of the AAG since 2007 and was elected a Fellow in 2013. He has served as National Student President (2009) as AAG Division President (2010-12) and has served two terms on the AAG Board. He lives and works in Canberra on Ngunnawal land.