MACH Board

The board develops and implements key policies, protocols and frameworks for the governance of the MACH, as well as ensuring effective oversight of the performance of the MACH in relation to its objectives.

  • Professor Jane Gunn AO

    Board Chair, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne

  • Uncle Graham Atkinson

    Indigenous Elder Representative

  • Professor Shelley Dolan

    CEO, Melbourne Health

  • Dr Mukesh Haikerwal AC

    Altona Medical Group (Primary Care Representative)

  • Adjunct Professor Russell Harrison

    CEO, Western Health

  • Professor Keith Martin

    Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia

  • Professor Kathryn North AC

    Director, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

  • Professor Sarath Ranganathan

    Head, Melbourne Medical School

  • Professor Sir John Savill FRS

    (ex officio)

    Executive Director, MACH


MACH Council

The MACH council is the governing body of the MACH. The council provides oversight of the MACH board via the board chair, including reviewing progress of the MACH on a yearly basis against the agreed objectives and approving changes/updates, as required.

  • Ms Patricia Faulkner AO

    Council Chair

  • Professor Sir John Savill FRS

    (ex officio)

    Executive Director, MACH

  • Mr Adam Horsburgh

    CEO, Austin Health

  • Mr Robert Klupacs

    CEO, Bionics Institute

  • Professor Keith Martin

    Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia​

  • Professor Meg Morris

    Director, Academic Research Collaborative in Health, La Trobe University

  • Professor Shelley Dolan

    CEO, Melbourne Health

  • Mr Michael Krieg

    CEO, Mercy Health

  • Professor Kathryn North AC

    Director, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute​

  • Professor Briony Dow

    Director, National Ageing Research Institute

  • Mr Siva Sivarajah

    CEO, Northern Health

  • Professor Marco Herold

    CEO, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute

  • Professor Jason Payne

    Chief Executive, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

  • Ms Nicole Tweddle

    CEO, St Vincent’s Hospital​

  • Professor Tom Kay

    Director, St Vincent’s Institute

  • Professor Trevor Kilpatrick

    Director, The Florey Institute​

  • Ms Bernadette McDonald

    CEO, The Royal Children’s Hospital

  • Mr Brendon Gardner

    CEO, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

  • Dr Sue Matthews

    CEO, The Royal Women’s Hospital​

  • Professor Jane Gunn AO

    Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne

  • Professor Mark Hargreaves

    Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, The University of Melbourne

  • Professor Ken Smith

    Director, WEHI

  • Adjunct Professor Russell Harrison

    CEO, Western Health