Grant King was appointed Chairman of Melanoma Institute Australia on 28 February 2017. He was the former Managing Director of Origin Energy Limited where he worked for 17 years. Grant has extensive experience in the Australian oil and gas industry, as the former Managing Director of Boral Energy and General Manager of AGL Gas Companies.

Grant has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales and a Masters of Management from the University of Wollongong. He is a Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was recently elected President of the Business Council of Australia and is involved in a number of community and philanthropic activities. He is a member of the UNSW Foundation and the Origin Energy Foundation and supports the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Friends of the Mater.