BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Institute’s Board of Directors is responsible for the overall governance of the Institute, including its strategic direction, risk management and monitoring of financial and other reporting.
View the Board of Directors biographies here.
A number of board committees assist the board in the execution of its responsibilities. These include:
Finance, risk and audit committee - oversees all financial matters including budget, audit and risk management matters.
Fundraising committee - provides strategic direction on philanthropic plans and activities.
Remuneration committee - reviews remuneration for senior employees of the Institute.
George health enterprises committee - provides strategic direction on commercial plans and activities.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Research and Development Advisory Committee (RADAC) is an independent body which meets approximately every two years to provide an assessment of the scope, content and quality of research and development activities at the Institute within the context of the Institute’s mission and strategic plan. RADAC provides advice on future research directions to the Institute board and management. The RADAC membership consists of international health research and development practitioners. Current membership of RADAC includes:
• Terry Dwyer (Chair), Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia
• Robert Black, Johns Hopkins University, USA
• Robert Califf, Duke University, USA
• Deborah Cook, McMaster University, Canada
• Paul Elliott, Imperial College, UK
• Wendy Hoy, The University of Queensland, Australia
• Garry Jennings, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
• KE Yang, Peking University Health Science Center, China
• Michael Merson, Duke University, USA
• Terry Nolan, The University of Melbourne, Australia
• Don Nutbeam, The University of Southampton, UK
• Vikram Patel, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
• Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India
• Sally Redman, The Sax Institute, Australia
• Bruce Robinson, The University of Sydney, Australia
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
Principal Directors, Professor Stephen MacMahon and Professor Robyn Norton are responsible for overseeing the strategic plan of the Institute and receive advice from the Senior Management Committee, Executive Group, Research Committee and Operations Committee.
