NIF Australia was formed following a visit to Australia by Martin Indyk, a Fellow of the Brookings Institution and member of NIF’s Board.  Martin was educated in Australia and served as the US ambassador to Israel and as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs in the Clinton administration.

NIF Australia’s board comprises:

• Robin Margo (president) – Robin is a senior barrister, has served in several Jewish leadership roles and is the immediate past president of the NSW Board of Jewish Deputies.
• Ric Benjamin (deputy president) –  Ric is the CEO of Foodbank Victoria and the immediate past president of Jewish Aid Australia.
• Ilona Lee AM – a former president of the Shalom Institute and member of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies social justice committee.  
• Anthony Hollis – a graduate of Habonim in South Africa and former CEO of the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce.
• Irving Wallach – a barrister, former head of Betar, former Secretary-General of the World Union of Jewish Students, former executive member of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies and former chair of the Zionist Youth Council of NSW, and married to Ronni Kahn, the founder of Oz Harvest.
• Mandi Katz – former Victorian chair of the Australian Union of Jewish Students and married to Ashley Browne, a former editor of the Australian Jewish News.
• Karen Loblay – businesswoman, founder and director of the Matana Foundation for Young People
• Steven Glass – solicitor, former president of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students and board member of the Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW
• Liam Getreu – a graduate of Habonim Dror, a former president of the Australian Zionist Youth Council and immediate past president of Australasian Union of Jewish Students.