Wayne Bergmann is an indigenous leader from the Kimberley region. He is recognised as one of Australia’s leading advocates for Indigenous self-determination through economic empowerment and opportunity.
A proud Nyikina man, boilermaker-welder and lawyer, Mr Bergmann was executive director of the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre, chief executive of the Kimberley Land Council, chair of Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation and the Expert Indigenous Working Group for the COAG Investigation into Indigenous Land Administration and Use, and chief executive of Aboriginal charitable foundation KRED Enterprises.