John Boultbee

John Boultbee, the inaugural CEO of the National Sports Tribunal established in 2020, is a former Barrister from Sydney.

He left the Bar to move into sports administration, first as Secretary General of FISA (International Rowing Federation) and then the Director of the Australian Institute of Sport leading up to the Sydney Olympic Games. He has also held the roles of Head of High Performance, National Teams and Football Development, and Head of International Relations with Football Federation Australia and High Performance Director of Volleyball Australia.

He has carried out consultancy projects with Rugby Australia, Cricket Australia, and the Australian Rugby League Commission, and was engaged by BCG as an external expert in developing a whole of sport strategy for the Government Sports Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He has filled various board and other honorary positions for the AOC, CGA, the International Rowing Federation, the Asian Football Confederation, Rowing Australia, Baseball Australia, Sailing Australia and Modern Pentathlon Australia and is an arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

He is a Life Member of Rowing Australia and Vice President of Sydney University Boat Club