Melbourne International Arts Festival is a responsibly managed Not-for-Profit entity governed by a Board of Directors.
Current Board Members:
| President | Carrillo Gantner AO |
| Vice President | John W.H. Denton |
| Treasurer | Simon Jones |
| Directors | Louise Adler AM |
| Simon McCall | |
| Peter Wilson Yates | |
| Berry Liberman | |
| Corrie Perkin | |
| David Whittle |
Past Presidents of the Board:
| 1984 | Marc Besen AO |
| 1985-1987 | Bruce Grant |
| 1987-1995 | John Harrison AM CBE |
| 1996-2001 | Harold Mitchell AO |
| 2002-2005 | Noel Turnbull |
| 2006-2009 | Carol Schwartz AM |