Glen Kelly

A Noongar man from the Lower South West, Glen Kelly OAM has over 25 years of experience in Aboriginal affairs, native title, community development and indigenous land management at local, national and international levels. He has extensive skills in land asset management, income generation and employment.

Mr Kelly has been a member of the National Native Title Tribunal since November 2022.

He was chief executive of the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) for nearly a decade, and was the chief negotiator for the Noongar people with WA State Government to achieve the South West Native Title Settlement, the largest of its type in Australia. Mr Kelly was also chief executive of the National Native Title Council, director of KPMG’s Indigenous Services, chair of the WA Aboriginal Lands Trust, board member of Reconciliation Australia, principal of Djilba Consulting, and chief executive of the Forum for Directors of Indigenous Organisations.​​​​

Mr Kelly is the winner in the Aboriginal Award category of the 2019 Western Australian Of The Year Awards. In June 2022, he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia.