Fiona Gardiner PSM FRAIA is a conservation architect, heritage consultant and former public servant. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Queensland. Fiona has been passionate about Queensland's built heritage since her student days. She has given many talks about Queensland’s heritage and contributed to numerous books and articles on the subject.

She spent over 30 years in the Queensland public service and for 13 years was the Director of Heritage in the Department of Environment and Science. She led a multi-disciplinary team of architects, archaeologists, historians, and planners. She was responsible for the administration of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 and strategic heritage projects which advanced the conservation of Queensland’s heritage places. She led several legislative reviews of the Heritage Act and is known for her strategic thinking and strong policy development skills.

As a heritage consultant she was involved in a variety of projects including conservation management plans for Glengallan Homestead (for University of Queensland) and the Old Museum Building (with Allom Lovell Marquis-Kyle Architects). She undertook the major study of A Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture in Queensland and with Donald Watson founded the Queensland Architectural Archive at the Fryer Library.

In the 2019 Australia Day Awards Fiona was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service through the management of cultural heritage in Queensland. In 2022 she was awarded the Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize by the AIA.