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Edwin Gill was married for 20 years, divorced, remarried, and he and his now wife have been together for 21 years. He has two sons, Elliot and Nicholas (Nick). Edwin began his career in finance before transitioning to CEO roles in 1983, eventually retiring in 2014 but still engages in pro bono work. He spent 12 years living in Sydney before moving to Melbourne, and he has pursued numerous interests and activities throughout his life, which he describes as having treated him well so far.

Section Manager, Woolworths, Cooleman Court; Public Servant, AusAID 1978–1996, which included a posting as Second Secretary (Development Assistance) to Thailand, 1982–1984; Public Servant, Department of Industry, Science & Resources, 1996–2010, including being the Secretariat for the Committee convened to develop a national Marine Science & Technology Plan (1999); several years as Manager of the Science Awareness Section and Science Connections Program, responsible for administering National Science Week and the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science; also serving as Secretariat to the Chief Scientist, Dr Robin Batterham, in preparing three reports to the Minister on major issues in science administration. After leaving the Public Service I worked as a consultant to Questacon for short periods over the next three years.