Dr Christine Bennett was appointed as CEO of Research Australia in September 2002. With more than 20 years experience in the health care industry as a specialist clinician, strategist and planner and chief executive in both the public and private sectors, she is well suited to lead Research Australia to achieving its mission.

Formerly a paediatrician, Dr Bennett has held senior positions in the NSW Department of Health in services planning and policy and was Chief Executive Officer of Westmead Hospital and Community Health Services, Australia’s largest teaching hospital campus.

In 2000 Dr Bennett was invited to be a partner at KPMG in Health and Life Sciences and assisted a range of health care, biotech and pharmaceutical companies with business strategy, IT solutions, commercial intelligence and capital raising processes. Most recently Dr Bennett has been the Managing Director of a public unlisted healthcare company with a broad range of health businesses.

Dr Bennett has been an active fellow in the Royal Australasian College of Physicians over many years including her roles on the national Council, Chair of the Social Issues Committee and involvement in establishing the Media and Health Policy Units of the College. Throughout her diverse career Dr Bennett has maintained a keen interest in health and medical research. She has been a Director on a number of health research institutes and foundations and is currently on the Board of NISAD (Neurosciences Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders).

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