Board

Damien Bolton is a Professor in the University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, at the Austin Hospital, with an interest in endoscopic management of urinary tract pathology, and Head of Department of Urology at Austin Health. Damien trained in Melbourne and at the University of California, San Francisco. He has published numerous papers and book chapters, and has acted as Chair of the Cancer Council Victoria committee on Urogenital Cancer. Currently, he is a member of international consultative committees on urinary stone disease and urogenital cancer.

Dr Katherine Woodthorpe AO is currently Chair of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC as well as Chairing the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC and the HEARing CRC. She is Chair of the National Climate Science Advisory Committee and Chair of Fishburners, Australia’s largest technology start-up co-working space. She is also Chair of TIP Group Ltd and a Director of Bioplatforms Australia, a member of the NSW Council of the AICD and the Industry Member of the National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC.

Prof John Dewar AO is the Vice-Chancellor and President of La Trobe University. An internationally-known family law specialist and researcher, he has held senior leadership positions at Griffith University and the University of Melbourne as Provost, and has served on a number of higher education and legal bodies, groups and committees, including for the State and Federal Governments. He is a director of Universities Australia and Adjunct Professor in both the Melbourne and La Trobe Law Schools.

The Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp has extensive experience in executive leadership roles including at the Property Council of Australia, the Victorian Chamber of Commerce, KPMG and ANZ Bank, and represented the Victorian Government as Agent General across Europe and Israel. She has acted on a number of boards including for private and public companies, not-for-profit organisations and was the first female director of the Collingwood Football Club.

Richard Balderstone has worked in the financial and investment markets for over 35 years. He is a Director of JCP Investment Partners, as well as a Trustee Director of several charitable organisations including the Baker Foundation, Cormack Foundation, Surf Life Saving Foundation and the SecondBite Future Trust. Richard was previously a Director of ABN AMRO (and BZW) for over 10 years, a Director of the Australian Rail Track Corporation and a Trustee Director of the Commonwealth Public Service Superannuation Schemes (CSS/PSS).