Steve Killelea

Institute for Economics and Peace

Founder and Executive Chairman

BIO

Steve Killelea A.M. is a philanthropist focused on peace and sustainable development, with an extensive background in international business. A technology industry entrepreneur, Steve built one of Australia’s leading publicly listed IT companies, Integrated Research. He established the Global Peace Index - the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness – and the independent think tank the Institute for Economics and Peace. Around 20 years ago, he founded The Charitable Foundation, one of the largest private overseas aid organisations based in Australia. In 2010 he was honoured as Member of the Order of Australia.