Michael Johnston 

Qualifications: Grad Cert (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), LLB, BCom (Economics), GAICD

Tenure: Commenced with Hockey Australia in July 2018

Experience: Michael brings over a decade’s experience in sport, heading up the governance and business advisory area at Sport Australia prior to joining HA. A practising lawyer, Michael acts as HA’s general counsel and manages HA’s integrity functions, having been heavily involved in establishing match-fixing policy in Australia. Michael is on the Geelong Football Club Corporate Governance Committee and Integrity Committee, and sits on the Federal Government’s Sports Wagering Scheme Advisory Group. Michael resides in Geelong with his wife and two daughters.