Introduction
Graham Smorgon AM is a prominent Australian businessman and a member of the Smorgon family – one of Australia's wealthiest and most powerful and influential families. He was appointed as Chairman of Smorgon Consolidated in 1994, and was the chairman of the Smorgon Steel Group in 2006 when it was split and sold to OneSteel and BlueScope.
He was the grandson of Moses Smorgon, who emigrated from the Russian empire in the 1920s with his brother Naum; Naum's son Victor Smorgon co-founded Smorgon Consolidated Industries.
Smorgon was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.
Carlton Football Club presidency
In April 2006 Smorgon took over the presidency of the Carlton Football Club. He held this position until he failed to win a board position in the February 2007 club election.