Matt Dailey is Chief Operating Officer at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), an NCRIS-funded national research infrastructure organisation supporting Australia's universities, research agencies and government. He is also Acting Director, Services, overseeing ARDC's national portfolio of researcher-facing digital infrastructure. With over a decade in national research infrastructure—spanning finance, governance, risk, contracts, people, planning and processes—Matt brings a unique perspective on connecting national research infrastructure with institutional IT environments.