Panellists for the 2020 Prize were:

Hon Julia Gillard AC
Former Prime Minister of Australia

Hon Mike Baird
Former Premier of New South Wales

Professor Jim McCluskey
Acting Provost, University of Melbourne

Mr Leigh Clifford AO
Chairman, Bechtel Australia

Professor Megan Davis
Expert with the UN Human Rights Council's Expert Mechanism on the rights of Indigenous peoples

Mr Nick Farr-Jones AM
Director of Taurus Funds Management Pty Ltd

Mr Chris Kenny
Political commentator, author and former political adviser

Ms Sabra Lane
Presenter, ABC Radio’s AM and President of the National Press Club of Australia

Ms Catherine Livingstone AO
Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank

Mr Peter McNamara
Board Director of the Australian Council of Social Service

Dr Sophie Oh
Co-Founder, Susan McKinnon Foundation

Ms Lisa Paul AO
Former senior Australian public servant and policymaker

Ms Yasmin Poole
Award-winning speaker, writer and youth advocate
The McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership is a collaboration between the Susan McKinnon Foundation and the University of Melbourne.