John Boultbee

John Francis Boultbee AM (born 9 March 1950) His parents are James Alan Boultbee OAM and Helen Laurine Boultbee. This involvement was to lead to a long involvement in rowing. He attended Orange High School and Shore School. His club association as a competitor (coxswain) and administrator (club secretary) was with the Sydney University Boat Club.

In December 2017, he was awarded FISA's Distinguished Service to International Rowing.

Australian Institute of Sport He was the fifth Director of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1995 to 2001, succeeding Robert De Castella. While he was Director, he supervised the Olympic Athlete Program, which was largely responsible for Australia winning 58 medals and finishing 4th on the medal tally at the Sydney Olympics. He was not reappointed to the position and was replaced by Michael Scott.

Football In 2004, he was appointed by Football Federation Australia to establish a high performance unit. He was responsible for overseeing the national teams including the Socceroos, Olyroos and Matildas. During this period, the Socceroos qualified for World Cups in Germany, South Africa and Brazil. He left the position in 2013 due to his desire to stand for the presidency of rowing's international governing body FISA.

Volleyball From November 2014 to March 2020, he was Volleyball Australia's Director of High Performance which is responsible Australia's Volleyroos and Beach Volleyroos programs.

National Sports Tribunal In March 2020, he was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of National Sports Tribunal.

International Organisations Since 1996, he has been a judge of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In this role, he has been a strong advocate for the transformative sports programs UNHCR provides for young refugees, having observed these programs in refugee camps in Thailand.