Craig North
A proud Bidjara man, Craig North has worked in Indigenous economic development and impact for 17+ years. He is currently an Executive Director at the Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation, an Indigenous-led enterprise dedicated to supporting a growing national network of Indigenous communities and practitioners in restoring and maintaining the health and well-being of Country and Community through traditional knowledge systems and land management practices.
Prior to this role, Craig founded Indigenous Impact to promote and support Indigenous impact investment opportunities for culture-based enterprises. He held various senior executive positions at the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, where he was responsible for national programs aimed at purchasing and returning land to Indigenous organisations across Australia and served as the CEO of the ILSC’s commercial agribusiness subsidiary from 2016 to 2020.
Craig has held non-executive director positions in the areas of native title and native foods and botanicals. He is currently a non-executive director of Resilience Canopy, First Australians Capital and a First Nations advisor with Mannifera.
