Tim Beresford

Tim Beresford is the Chief Executive at the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA),
having joined the agency in mid-2022.
AFSA’s role is to support a strong credit system for Australia and is a visible, modern and
contemporary regulator. The agency administers and regulates the personal insolvency and
personal property securities systems and manages criminal assets. Tim is a Board member
of the St George Community Housing (SGCH) and the immediate past Chair of the
Benevolent Society (TBS), Australia’s oldest non-Indigenous not for profit. Previously, Tim
has held the roles of Acting Chief Executive of the Australian Trade and Investment
Commission (Austrade), Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University and First Assistant
Secretary of the Social Policy Division in Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
He has significant leadership experience in the higher education, government, not-for-
profit, financial services and professional services sectors. His areas of expertise include
strategy, governance, public policy, change management and organisational design. He
holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours), Bachelor of Laws, a Masters of Philosophy
(International Relations) and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.