Dr Leanna Read has broad-ranging company executive, board and investment experience in technology-based enterprises, particularly biotechnology, including founding a successful company, TGR BioSciences Pty Ltd. She chairs biotech companies, TekCyte Ltd and Carina Biotech Pty Ltd, as well as Health Translation SA and the SA Agtech Advisory Group.

 Leanna is also a board member of Biosensis Pty Ltd, Uniseed Venture Capital and the Federal Government Biomedical Translation Fund Committee. Previous roles included SA Chief Scientist (2014-2018), Chair and CEO, CRC for Cell Therapy Manufacturing (2017-2019) and Member of the Commercialisation Australia Board (2012-2014). She holds honorary doctorates at the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.