Rob Sutherland

• Led the design and development of a transformation strategy for patient care and leadership for a large and diverse Local Health District
• Led large-scale community insights research to identify levels of public and sector engagement with a leading not-for-profit organisation and developed strategic recommendations to inform the organisation’s strategy
• Led a study to enhance respiratory patient care using remote monitoring technology in partnership with a large metropolitan health service and leading telecommunications provider
• Led the development of an integrated model for chronic and complex care needs for a public health service and delivery of an operational plan to support implementation
• Oversaw the national cancer clinical service development portfolio for an Australian Government agency; including clinical guideline development, quality improvement initiatives, models of care and health professional education.

Rob has wide-ranging experience that spans integrated care, cancer control, chronic disease, organisational leadership and culture, and child and maternal health. He has also worked for the United Nations in the Asia Pacific region; on public health responses to HIV and the capacity development of community based organisations.

Rob has previously held the positions of principal consultant and business lead at ZEST Health Strategies, national manager of service development and clinical practice at Cancer Australia, and senior policy analyst at the NSW Ministry of Health. He holds a Master of Public Health from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) from Macquarie University.

Rob is as avid reader; has a keen interest in politics, history, different cultures and the theatre; and enjoys tennis, keeping active and cooking.