Our Board
The Heart Foundation Board determines strategy, while management is responsible for ensuring our strategy is effectively implemented.
The role of the Board is to provide strategic oversight and direction for the Heart Foundation’s activities and ensure that those organisational activities are directed towards achieving its vision of an Australia free of heart disease and its mission to prevent heart disease and improve the heart health and quality of life of all Australians through our work in prevention, support and care and research. The Board ensure that the vision and mission are achieved in the most efficient and effective way.
Our Directors
Mr Mario D’Orazio (Chair)
Mario D’Orazio has more than 40 years’ experience in media as a journalist, including print as a reporter and columnist, radio as a producer and talkback presenter, and TV as a reporter, presenter and executive producer of news, current affairs programs and lifestyle programs. Read more.
Associate Professor David Colquhoun
Associate Professor David Colquhoun is a cardiologist in private practice. He is also actively involved in research and preventative cardiology; these activities are reflected in his role on the Heart Foundation’s Heart Health and Research Committees. Read more.
Associate Professor Nicholas Cox
Associate Professor Nicholas Cox is an interventional cardiologist with an interest in infarct angioplasty and cardiogenic shock. A/Prof Cox was an early advocate for the use of radial access for coronary intervention and has published in this field. Read more.
Ms Isabelle Demir
Isabelle Demir has more than 20 years, experience in infrastructure investments and advisory across Australasia, Europe and the Middle East. She is Chair of the Heart Foundation’s Investment Committee. Read more.
Ms Rebecca Davies AO
Rebecca Davies is a former lawyer and now holds a range of director and committee positions, mostly in health and related areas. Read more.
Professor Gemma Figtree
Gemma is a Professor in Medicine at the University of Sydney and an Interventional Cardiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. She is the Chair of the University of Sydney’s multi-disciplinary Cardiovascular Initiative. Read more.
Mr Stephen Halliday
Stephen Halliday has more than thirty years’ experience in a successful career across media, politics, government and government relations. Read more
Mr Ian Humphreys
Ian Humphreys is a partner in Ashurst's Brisbane office. He specialises in employment, energy and resources, occupational health and safety, workplace relations and workplace training. Read more.
Professor Ray Mahoney
Ray Mahoney is the Discipline Lead of Population Health and Professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University & Principal Research Scientist in the Australian eHealth Research Centre, Health & Biosecurity at CSIRO. Read more.
Ms Alice Tay
Alice Tay was a corporate and commercial lawyer for over 30 years. Since leaving legal practice, Alice has concentrated on her board and committee positions. Read more.
Ms Jennifer Tucker
Jennifer Tucker has more than 20 years of experience across a range of senior marketing, sales and business leadership roles in the consumer products sector. Read more.
Mr Peter Matruglio
Mr Peter Matruglio is an experienced professional with a proven track record of working with Boards, Executives and their teams to leverage finance, risk and business intelligence for competitive advantage, and an enabler of strategy in a rapidly changing, digital world. Read more.
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Leadership Team
The Heart Foundation leadership team brings together experience from commercial, government and charity sectors to lead our fight for all Australian hearts.
Our strategy
The Heart Foundation is developing a 25-year strategy; this initiative is known as Vision 2050. Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death in Australia — accounting for over 17,000 deaths each year.
Risk, Audit and Governance Committee
The Risk Audit and Governance Committee advises the Board on its audit, risk and governance compliance role and supports the Board to ensure the Heart Foundation operates effectively and meets it legal and compliance responsibilities.
Last updated08 April 2024