Sir Roderick Howard Carnegie AC (27 November 1932 – 14 July 2024) was an Australian businessman, primarily working in the coal industry.
In 1963, he founded the Australian practice of McKinsey in Melbourne and, in 1967, he returned to New York to become a Director of the company.
[3] In the 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours, Carnegie was created a Knight Bachelor[4] "In recognition of service to industry" and, in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours,[5] he was awarded Companion of the Order of Australia "in recognition of service to the promotion of innovative leadership and to the development of competitive practices in business, both national and international, and to the community, particularly in the health and arts fields."
He was also awarded a Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society in resource development and management".
Carnegie was a Fellow of Trinity College, Melbourne, and he served as patron of the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases.