Rob Ryan

Rob Ryan is Chief Executive Officer of the Parenting Research Centre and a member of the Raising Children Network Board.

Rob has extensive experience working in the community services and charity sector and has dedicated his life to supporting some of the most vulnerable and at-risk children, young people and families in our community.

Rob’s experience extends to former Chair of the Forde Foundation Board of Advice in Queensland, a foundation established 20 years ago to support Forgotten Australians. He was previously the Deputy Convenor of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Advisory Council and currently sits as a Board Director for the Create Foundation and the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN). Rob is also the current Chair of the Children in Care Collective.

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