Governing Council

Sydney Met Governing Council is the governing body of Sydney Met. It sets the direction and oversees the College. It holds the authority and responsibility for leadership, oversight, integrity, and quality for all of the operations of Sydney Met. The Council comprises at least two independent members.

The current composition of the Sydney Met Governing Council is below:

Name	Position	Committee responsibility
Dr Chij K. Shrestha	Chair of the Governing Council (External)	-
Mr Neeraj Dongol	Deputy Chair of the Governing Council (External)	Chair, Finance Committee
Dr Nina Mistilis	Member (External)	Chair, Risk & Audit Committee
Mr Tarun Pant	Member (External)	Chair, Governance Committee
Professor John Loxton	Ex-Officio: Chair of the Academic Board	-
Professor Robin Kramar	Ex-Officio: Chief Executive Officer	Member of the Risk + Governance Committee
Miss Aastha Suwal	Staff Representative	-
Mr Tej B. Bhandari	Student Representative	-
Mr Aayam Shrestha	Owner’s Representative	Member of the Finance Committee

The Governing Council has three standing committees:

GC Committees	Chair	Member	Member
Finance Committees	Neeraj Dongol	Aayam Shrestha	Accountant from DS Accountants and Advisors Pty Ltd
Risk & Audit Committee	Nina Mistilis	Robin Kramar	Tarun Pant
Governance Committee	Tarun Pant	Robin Kramar	Hemant Ojha