Noel Pearson was involved in the establishment of the Cape York Land Council in 1990 and the other regional indigenous organisations representing the people of Cape York Peninsula, including Apunipima Cape York Health Council in 1994 and Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation in 1996.  He chairs the board of the Cape York Partnerships Projects office and is a board member of Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships.  He is now the Director of CYI.