Neil Raymond Conn, AO (born 17 August 1936) is an Australian economist and former Administrator of the Northern Territory (1997–2000).
Conn was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as Lord Prior of the Order of Saint John in 2014.
[3] Following his retirement as administrator, Conn became foundation chairman of Original IT Investments Pty Ltd,[4] an information technology incubator.
From 2001 to 2004 he was the deputy chairman and lead independent director of the publicly listed company International All Sports Ltd. Conn lives in Sydney with his wife Lesley, also a Member of the Order of Australia and a Dame of the Order of Saint John.
In 2014, Conn was promoted as the Lord Prior of the Order of Saint John, becoming its most senior non-royal figure.