Governance
Sydney Health Partners is an unincorporated joint venture of its 15 partner organisations
In 2020 a review led to the establishment of a Board to replace the Governing Council and detailed changes to the governance structure to enhance guidance of our operations.
Led by our Chair, Professor Mary O’Kane AC, the Board provides clear direction to the management team, while the Research Development Committee, and Consumer Advisory Panel provide expert advice to inform the agenda of the Board.
This structure encourages connectivity and collaboration from top to bottom to achieve our vision of transforming the way research improves patient care and public health.
Research Development Committee
The Research Development Committee is a sub-committee of the SHP Board, established to provide support and advice to Sydney Health Partners. With representation from across our Health Service, University and Medical Research Institute partners, the Committee will also consider the health and research priorities of SHP’s partner organisations.View Research Development Committee membership.
Consumer Advisory Panel
The Consumer Advisory Panel is a sub-committee of the SHP Board that provides advice to Sydney Health Partners reflecting consumer perspectives on translational research. It recognises the diversity of the communities that it works alongside and values their different and unique perspectives. The panel includes representatives from across our Partnership.
Sydney Health Partners Board
Professor Mary O'Kane AC
Board Chair
Professor O'Kane has an exceptional breadth and depth of experience in innovation, research and public policy. As a computer engineer Professor O’Kane undertook pioneering work in artificial intelligence and was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1996-2001. Between 2008-18 Professor O’Kane served as New South Wales’ first Chief Scientist and Engineer, during which she was instrumental in establishing the NSW Medical Devices Fund.
Dr Teresa Anderson AM
Chief Executive, Sydney Local Health District
Professor Carol Armour
Executive Director, The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Professor Phil O’Connell
Executive Director, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Cathryn Cox PSM
Chief Executive, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
Elizabeth Koff
Secretary, NSW Health
Mohit Kumar
(Consumer Representative), Sergeant Police Prosecutor, NSW Police
Graeme Loy
Chief Executive, Western Sydney Local Health District
Professor Don Nutbeam
Executive Director, Sydney Health Partners
Professor Roger Reddel
Director, Children’s Medical Research Institute
Professor Carolyn Sue AM
Director, Kolling Institute of Medical Research
Professor Robyn Ward AM
Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Medicine and Health
Deborah Willcox
Chief Executive, Northern Sydney Local Health District
Research Development Committee Membership
Chair: Professor Carol Armour
Executive Director, Woolcock Institute
Professor Lyn March
Liggins Professor of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Epidemiology, The Kolling Institute/Northern Clinical School
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Associate Professor Jeremy Booth
Head of Medical Physics, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Dr Paula Bray
Director, Allied Health
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Adjunct Associate Professor Vicki Taylor
Executive Director, Sydney Research
Sydney Local Health District
Professor Emeritus Warwick Britton
Research Director
Sydney Local Health District
Professor Mark McLean
Executive Director Research
Western Sydney Local Health District
Professor Clara Chow
Director, Westmead Applied Research Centre
Western Sydney Local Health District
Professor Meg Jardine
Director, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health
University of Sydney
Associate Professor Mark Douglas
Research Academic Director - Clinical Science, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health
University of Sydney
Professor Philip O'Connell
Executive Director
Westmead Institute of Medical Research
Associate Professor Brett Toelle
Epidemiologist and Chair, Woolcock Research Committee
Woolcock Institute
Professor Kate White
Chair, Cancer Nursing, University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Andrew Baillie
Chair, SHP Implementation Science Steering Committee; Professor Allied Health
Sydney Local Health District
Professor Don Nutbeam
Executive Director
Sydney Health Partners
Associate Professor Angela Todd
Research Director (ex officio)
Sydney Health Partners
Consumer Advisory Panel Membership
Chair: Mohit Kumar
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, SHP Board
Alan McPhail
Sydney Local Health District (Concord)
Diana Trickett
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Erron Palmer
Western Sydney Local Health District
Keith Soady
University of Sydney
Murray McLachlan
Health Consumers NSW nominee
Shanthini Seelan
Western Sydney Local Health District
Sonia Dixon
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Steve Kouris
Sydney Local Health District (RPAH)
Thava Seelan
Western Sydney Local Health District
Tony Maxwell
Sydney Health Partners nominee
Willy Bagatcholon
Western Sydney Local Health District
Ex-Officio Members:
Anthony Brown
Health Consumers NSW
Carrie Hayter
Health Consumers NSW
Don Nutbeam
Sydney Health Partners
Angela Todd
Sydney Health Partners
Linda Komarek
Sydney Health Partners