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Rod Balding

Inspirer · DISC type di
Chief Executive Officer at Standards Australia
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Rod Balding is the CEO of Standards Australia, leveraging over two decades of experience in finance, risk management, and governance from his time as a Partner at PwC. He is a people-focused leader with a history of driving growth and strategy for major financial institutions and member-based organizations, and holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney.

A passionate advocate for sport, Rod has held significant governance roles with Basketball Australia, Football Australia, and the Australian Sports Foundation. He was instrumental in the successful delivery of the FIBA Womens Basketball World Cup 2022, serving as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Finance & Risk Committee for the event.

He combines his professional expertise and personal passion by serving as Chair of Basketball Australias Nominations Committee.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Rod shows up

Decisive
Charming & Persuasive
Achievment Oriented

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Rod cares about

Sports Governance
Serves as Chair of Basketball Australia's Nominations Committee and has held governance roles with Football Australia and the Australian Sports Foundation, reflecting a passion for strengthening Australian sport.
Finance & Risk
His career as a Partner at PwC was focused on financial services, assurance, and risk management for some of Australia's largest institutions.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Standards Australia
4-2023
Chair - Nominations Committee
Basketball Australia
10-2021 - 2-2025
National Financial Services Assurance Leader – Markets & Growth
PwC
7-2008 - 2-2025
Partner
PwC
7-2015 - 9-2021
National Insurance Sector Leader – Assurance
PwC
In the press

Media appearances

Shaping Australia’s Standards Future with Rod Balding – CEO of Standards Australia. Featured in Infrastructure Matters by IPWEA (Spotify)
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Standards Australia appoints Rod Balding as new Chief Executive Officer. Featured in Standards Australia
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Education
2014 - 2014
High Potential Partner Program
INSEAD
2010 - 2010
Understanding the Client's Strategic Agenda
INSEAD
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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