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Pierre Comis

Portrait of Pierre Comis

Pierre is the CEO at Special Olympics Australia, Chair of the Bluearth Foundation, Co-Chair of the Physical Literacy Special Interest Group at the Asia Pacific Society for Physical Activity, and a Director of the Australian Sporting Alliance for People with Disability.

He has spent 20 years growing sport participation for all Australians, having worked in game development roles at the AFL and NRL, and in various participation-focused roles at the Australian Sports Commission. There he coordinated the Active After-school Communities program, was instrumental in the design of Sporting Schools, led the National Participation team, and drove the Physical Literacy agenda to influence sport and physical activity policy.

At Special Olympics, he developed the Inclusive Sport in Schools program and is overseeing the rollout of Playing for All programs.