Geoffrey Graham Garrett (born 1948[1]) is the former CEO of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Queensland Chief Scientist 2011-2016.

[3][4] He worked in various management roles at the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for almost a decade, supplementing the experience by attending business programs at Stanford University in 1991, before he was appointed President and Chief Executive in 1995.

[12] He continues to provide support to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation as a member of their Partnership Management Committee.

[3] He received the Centenary Medal in 2001[16] and, in June 2008, was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in recognition of his work at CSIRO.

[21] He has also written at least 48 scientific papers and edited books on metals fracture analysis and materials engineering.