Professor Louise Burke is a globally recognised sports dietitian and academic with four decades of experience shaping elite athlete nutrition. She led the Australian Institute of Sport’s nutrition programme from its founding and, following its evolution, was appointed Chief of Nutrition Strategy at the AIS in 2018. Concurrently, she holds the Chair in Sports Nutrition at Australian Catholic University, where she continues to shape both research and education.

Her strategic influence extends across five Australian Olympic teams (1996–2012), and internationally via roles with the IOC’s Nutrition Working Group and its Diploma in Sports Nutrition. Her scholarly output exceeds 300 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and she has authored and co-edited leading textbooks such as Clinical Sports Nutrition. She also serves as a special projects editor for the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.

Honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia (2009) and a fellow of multiple professional bodies, Prof Burke is internationally respected for her evidence-based, practical approach to nutrition—most notably developing the AIS Sports Supplements Framework. Her work continues to shape global standards in sports nutrition policy, education, and elite performance.