Jane Doolan is currently a Professorial Fellow in Natural Resource Governance at the University of Canberra. Prior to this, she was the Deputy Secretary for Water in the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries and has more than 27 years of experience in the sustainable management of catchments and water resources. She recently completed a term as a Commissioner with the National Water Commission. She is also the Chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Freshwater Research Centre and a Director of Western Water.