Our Board

Professor Olver is a cancer researcher, medical oncologist and bioethicist, and is currently a Professor in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Adelaide. His past positions include Director of the Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Centre, CEO of Cancer Council Australia, and Director of the University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute. He is past president of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia and the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011 for services to medical oncology.

Ms Anderson has more than 30 years’ experience as a CEO and senior executive in a range of marketing and media companies, including Southern Star Entertainment, PBL, Ninemsn and Reading Room Inc (bookstr.com), of which she was CEO and founder. As well as her knowledge of the marketing, media and entertainment sectors, Ms Anderson is a former Fellow of the University of Sydney Senate, and serves on the Boards of ASX-listed companies including Carsales.com, Invocare, Siteminder, and in previous years Marley Spoon AG and WPP AUNZ.

Dr Kerry Chant is NSW Chief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary of the Population and Public Health Division, NSW Ministry of Health. The Division has accountabilities for a broad portfolio of issues, including tobacco control, reduction of risky drinking and obesity, the promotion of physical activity, end-of-life care and organ donation. Dr Chant has a particular interest in the response to HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B and Aboriginal health.

Ms Low is a distinguished chartered accountant and finance expert, who was with PwC Australia for more than 28 years. She sits on the boards of four ASX listed companies: Appen Limited, AUB Group Limited, IPH Limited and Marley Spoon AG and is a member of Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation. She is a former deputy chair of the Audit and Assurance Standards Board, and sits on the boards of various not-for-profit organisations including Guide Dogs ACT/NSW, Public Education Foundation and Primary Ethics.

Professor Preen is the Chair in Public Health at the School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia (UWA) and was Director of the UWA Centre for Health Services Research from 2006-2015. He also holds honorary positions at the University of South Australia and Swansea University (UK). His current role is aimed at bridging the divide between academia and government to increase the translation of research findings to facilitate evidence-based decision making in policy settings.

Dr Studdert is Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the National Disability Insurance Agency and was previously a Deputy Secretary at the Federal Department of Health where she worked across a range of areas including population health, aged care, Indigenous health, and cancer screening.  She has extensive experience working overseas, including for United Nations agencies and for the Australian aid program including extended periods in Indonesia, Cambodia and Afghanistan.

Professor Whiteman is a medical epidemiologist at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, where he was deputy director from 2016–2021. He has a special interest in the causes, control and prevention of cancer and leads a program of research comprising national and international studies of melanoma and other cancers. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine and a member of the Academy of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

Professor Redman is an international leader in driving the use of research in policy, programs and service delivery at the Sax Institute and in her previous role as the inaugural Director of the National Breast Cancer Centre. She recently led a National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence aimed at testing ways to increase the capacity of policy agencies to use research. Professor Redman’s background is in public health and health services research, and she has written or contributed to more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. In 2013, she was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for her distinguished service to public health and the promotion of relationships between researchers, policy makers and practitioners. She received the President’s Award from the National Heart Foundation in 2017.