Rupert Myer
Rupert Hordern Myer is an Australian businessman and philanthropist. The Myer family’s largest investment portfolio is managed by The Myer Family Company, where Rupert Myer was chairman until 2012.
Myer's grandfather, Sidney Myer, was the founder of Myer, the largest department store company in Australia, and his father, Baillieu Myer, also served as company chairman. He serves as a director on the boards of Amcil, Ecargo and Healthscope. Myer is a supporter of the arts, and has served as chairman of both the Australia Council for the Arts and the National Gallery of Australia.
Education
Myer attended Trinity College while studying at the University of Melbourne, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He subsequently gained a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge.
Arts and philanthropy
Myer was the chair of The Australia Council for the Arts from 2012 until 2018. His previous roles in the arts include serving as chairman of the National Gallery of Australia, Opera Australia, Capital Fund, Kaldor Public Art Projects and National Gallery of Victoria Foundation and as a trustee, National Gallery of Victoria, a board member, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, a member of the advisory board, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, a member, National Council & Melbourne Committee, The Australian Opera, and as a council member, Australian Association of Philanthropy. He served on the board of Myer from when it was separated from Coles Myer Limited in 2006 until 2015.
Awards and honours
Myer became a member of the Order of Australia in January 2005 for service to the arts, for support of museums, galleries, and the community through a range of philanthropic and service organisations. He was made an officer of the Order of Australia in 2015.