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 Sarath Ranganathan

    Head, Melbourne Medical School

  • Professor Ken Smith

    Director, WEHI

  • 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 Cameron Goodyear

    Interim 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

    Chief Executive, Mercy Health Services

  • Professor Kathryn North AC

    Director, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute​

  • Professor Tracy Comans

    Director, National Ageing Research Institute

  • Ms Debra Bourne

    Interim 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 Peter van Wijngaarden

    Director and CEO, The Florey Institute​ of Neuroscience and Mental Health

  • Associate Professor Ed Oakley

    Interim 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 Cassidy

    Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, The University of Melbourne

  • Professor Ken Smith

    Director, WEHI

  • Adjunct Professor Russell Harrison

    CEO, Western Health