Glenn Pearson  is a Noongar man.  He leads the Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development Unit (KARDU), and is a member of the  Leadership Team  at the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth. Mr Pearson has a state-wide mandate to ensure that the Institute's research reflects the needs of Aboriginal families and that research is conducted in accord with Aboriginal community ethical and cultural protocols. 

Mr Pearson was a member of the Consultative Committee on the Indigenous Collection (CCIC) convened by the ANU in 2011, whose recommendations led to the establishment of NCIG.