Pierre Comis
Director – Sector Performance
NSW Office of Sport
Pierre is a senior sports administrator with 25 years working in the government and not-for-profit sectors to increase participation in sport and physical activity. His relentless pursuit has been through leadership of the physical literacy agenda in Australia, driving inclusive sport practices, and advocating for population health and wellbeing. His experience is skewed to inspiring Australia’s children and youth to be more active and achieve generational change.
Pierre is a strategic thinker and an empowering leader. Across roles in sport and government he has delivered multi-million-dollar national programs and events, led high performing teams that have developed world-best resources including the Australian Physical Literacy Framework, and his work has influenced physical activity policy across the sport, health and education sectors resulting in projects of significant value and impact across multiple population groups and in multiple settings.
Pierre is a highly respected leader of people – a visionary and a passionate storyteller who leads with purpose and empowers with empathy. He translates research, interprets data and uses evidence to drive change and innovation. A father of three, he spends his spare time giving back to community sport by coaching, managing, and supporting his children’s various sporting pursuits.