Board Member, Governance and Remuneration Committee Chair

Professor Glenn Salkeld was the Executive Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Wollongong and has now retired after 40 years as a health administrator and public health academic. He is also Chair of the Governance and Remuneration Committee. 

His professional expertise in Health Economics has resulted in more than 130 publications and more than $30 million in grant funding in his career.

The research of Professor Salkeld has been translated into clinical practice in a broad range of areas from screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG technology to decision making tools in prostate cancer and hip fracture.

Professor Salkeld’s primary contribution to the translation of evidence (and preferences) into policy and practice is his current work in developing a multi-criteria decision analysis online decision aid. This work is being published in international journals and gaining recognition with the award of an ARC grant on osteoarthritis.

In the realm of pharmaceutical policy, his consultancy work with DoHA has contributed to the strength of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Australia. He was also a consultant to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the Essential Medicines Program, a Member of the NHMRC Public Health Panel, a Member of the Bowel Cancer Implementation Committee and a Director of the Board of the Sax Institute. Professor Salkeld is a member of the HMS Advisory Board at Bond University in Queensland.