CEO, Dental Health Services Victoria, Australia

Susan is a forward-thinking CEO and non-executive director on a mission to make quality healthcare more accessible, safe and patient-centred. Since starting her career as a Registered Nurse, Susan has spent 39 years improving healthcare systems across the public, not-for-profit and private sectors as a nursing director and senior executive. Susan has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Movement Studies an MBA and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Susan’s strategic and values-driven approach inspires creative thinking, bold innovation and a collaborative workplace culture. Never one to pull the ladder up behind her, Susan mentors aspiring healthcare leaders and strongly advocates for gender equity, cultural diversity and social justice for all. She lives by the motto “if not now when, if not you who”.