James Alexander Ferguson is an Australian former diplomat, senior public servant and sport administrator.
Prior to an whilst competing his studies at the University of Sydney, he did a variety of jobs including jackaroo, taxi driver and publisher's editor.
He was responsible for implementing this six-year program which lead to major changes in Australia's elite sport system.
The level of excellence now reached and the international standing of Australian sport is the best testament to Jim’s time at the ASC".
[3] In 2010, he became a board member of Boxing Australia, a position he held for 12 years until 2022[7] and was commissioned by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to develop a plan to assist the Pacific Region through rugby union.