Julian Simmonds

Mr Simmonds is a senior executive with more than 15 years of leadership experience across the public and private sectors, specialising in urban planning, property development, precinct strategy, infrastructure delivery and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) transformation. He brings to EDQ a uniquely broad network of relationships across local government, the development industry and infrastructure sectors. With a proven ability to broker collaboration across diverse stakeholders, Julian excels in navigating complex environments to deliver integrated and high-impact outcomes.

In the public service, Mr Simmonds has held senior leadership roles at Brisbane City Council where he chaired critical portfolios in planning, finance, and transport, as well as serving as a Federal Member of Parliament. His government expertise is marked by the delivery of large and small transformative projects, including a large-scale ICT overhaul, city-shaping infrastructure investments and award-winning public engagement campaigns.

Mr Simmonds brings strategic and delivery expertise from the private sector through executive leadership roles at CavCorp and Stanbroke. There, he directed mixed-use, retail and industrial development projects, with a focus on high-quality urban precincts, place-making and end-to-end project delivery.

As well as being a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Mr Simmonds holds tertiary qualifications in political science and a Master of Journalism. He is also an experienced board director, having served on city-shaping entities including South Bank Corporation and Brisbane Marketing.