Dr Kathy Alexander

Dr Alexander is an experienced board member and chair who has served public, private and not-for-profit organisations. Her recent board and governance roles have included Chair of Administrators of the City of Greater Geelong, Chair of the Naomi Milgrim Foundation, and Chair of Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network. She has also held many senior leadership positions in her previous roles as CEO of the City of Melbourne, CEO of the Women’s and Children’s Health Service (incorporating the Royal Children’s and the Royal Women’s Hospitals in Melbourne) and as CEO of several health services in South Australia. 


Dr Alexander has an international reputation for stakeholder management, community engagement and effective public relations in complex and politically sensitive environments. She has chaired numerous governance and management reviews for state governments and local governments in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.


Other current appointments or memberships: 

  • City of Wyndham Audit and Risk Management Committee, Chair
  • Calvary Health Care, non-executive director
  • Glen Eira Council, CEO Employment Matters Committee, Chair