Sharath Sriram became the Government of Western Australia's chief scientist in June 3, 2025.
He was appointed as the president of Science and Technology Australia, the peak body for the industry, for a two year term in November 2023
Professor Sriram has led RMIT University’s discovery to device facility for the past three years and was the co-founder of medical sensor companies Lubdub.Ai and Fragment BioTech.