Associate Professor Brendon Neuen is Program Lead, Renal and Metabolic at The George Institute for Global Health and a Staff Specialist Nephrologist and Director of Kidney Trials at Royal North Shore Hospital. He graduated in medicine at James Cook University with 1st Class Honours and an Academic Medal; completed a Masters in Global Health and Epidemiology from the University of Oxford; a PhD from the University of New South Wales; and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology.

He is an internationally recognised expert on cardio-kidney-metabolic health and serves as the Secretariat (Co-Chair) of the SGLT2 Inhibitor Meta-Analysis Cardio-Renal Trialists' Consortium (Smart C), which brings together data from over 90,000 patients from large-scale randomized trials to better understand the effects of this class of medicine in major patient groups. In addition, A/Prof Neuen is involved in the leadership of multiple ongoing international multi-centre randomized trials evaluating treatments to prevent kidney failure, cardiovascular events, or both. His work has directly informed more than 30 major international and national clinical practice guidelines, position papers and scientific statements which define best practice for the care of people with chronic kidney disease, including the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Guidelines and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care.

A/Prof Neuen is the author of over 150 peer-reviewed publications in general medical journals including The Lancet, BMJ and Nature Medicine, and specialty journals including Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, Circulation, and the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. He serves on the Editorial Boards of the American Society of Nephrology and Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation (flagship journal of the European Renal Association). His work is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, New South Wales Health, the Ramaciotti Foundation, as well as philanthropic sources, and has been recognised through multiple awards, including the Royal Society of New South Wales Ida Browne Medal, and the American Heart Association's Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award.

Professor Neal is a UK-trained physician who has 25 years’ experience in clinical, epidemiological, and public health research with a focus on heart disease, stroke and diabetes. 

He has a longstanding interest in high blood pressure and diabetes and the potential for both clinical interventions and changes in the food supply to deliver health gains.  His work has been characterised by its focus on collaboration, quantitation, translation and impact.  

He holds professorial appointments at UNSW Sydney, Imperial College London, and an honorary appointment at the University of Sydney.  He has published some 450 scientific papers and since 2016 has been identified by Thomson Reuters as one of ‘The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds’ - an acknowledgement bestowed on just a few thousand researchers across all disciplines worldwide.  

He has deep expertise in the conduct of large-scale clinical trials addressing cardiovascular disease but has also done a significant body of work addressing food policy issues related to sugars, fats, portion size and food labelling.

Deepika comes from an interdisciplinary background with science, management and policy degrees and holds a PhD in Public Health Policy from IIM Ahmedabad, India. Deepika holds widespread experience in consulting with various national and international development sector organisations namely UNICEF, UHC2030, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp and Oxford Policy Management, India. Her work over the past decade has been focused on the intersection of health and gender, including healthcare for the frontline workforce, SRHR with a specific focus on adolescents and sustainable menstruation, mental health, women leadership and unpacking laws and regulations from the citizen's rights perspective.

Deepika writes on public health issues and her experiences as an emerging global health researcher, questioning the regressive social norms and systems, particularly for women, demanding for equitable and responsive health and social policies in India. Deepika is an Emerging Voice for Global Health (EV4GH 2016), co-founder and current chair of the Women in Global Health India Chapter and is a strong advocate of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in all spaces. Some of her short pieces can be accessed here, and here. Her recent podcast with Arthan Careers in Conversations of Change, where she reflects on her journey and women’s leadership in global health can be watched here.

At the George Institute, Deepika is currently working with the Global Thought Leadership Program, supporting with strategic thinking towards strengthening the visibility of The George Institute’s work regionally and globally. She is also managing Ubuntu Initiative focused on building equitable partnerships in Africa, focused on research, capacity strengthening, and impact and engagement.