Jennifer Bott has had extensive experience in leadership roles in the arts, education and philanthropy. Jennifer is currently a Director of the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and of the Southern Highlands Community Foundation. She was recently Chair of the Bundanon Trust, Chair and CEO of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) as well as a Trustee of the Australian Museum, Acting Director of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia and, from 1999 to 2006, the CEO of the Australia Council for the Arts.