Governance

SOCIETY PATRON | The Honourable Linda Dessau AC Governor of Victoria |
OFFICE BEARERS 2021 and 2022
President: | Mr Robert Gell AM, BSc(Hons), FGS |
Vice-President: | Dr Catherine de Burgh-Day, BSc, MSc, PhD |
Honorary Secretary: | Mr Jeffrey Luckins, BBus(Acc), FCPA, FGIA, FCG |
Honorary Treasurer: | Mr Siddharth Verma, BEng(Civil), MBA |
Immediate Past President: | Mr David Zerman, MPH, FFIA, CFRM, FAIM |
COUNCIL MEMBERS
2021 and 2022
Dr Viktor Perunicic BSc, MSc, PhD
A/Prof Robert Day BSc(Hons), PhD
Co-opted, 2021 and 2022
Professor David Walker BSc, PhD, DSc
Mr Richard Blundell MEng, MBA, CEng
2022 and 2023
Dr Jane Canestra, MBBS, MPH, FACEM
Co-opted, 2022 and 2023
Dr Djuke Veldhuis, BA(Hons), MA, PhD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mr Mike Flattley BA, GradCertMgmt, GradCertDes
TRUSTEES
Our Trustees are appointed by the Governor-in-Council (the Governor on advice from the Premier and Cabinet) under the provisions of the Royal Society of Victoria’s Crown Grant (1883) of the land on which its buildings had been established; as organisations could not own land at this point in Victoria’s history, our Trustees are effectively the land owners who ensure that the Society continues to fulfil the objects of the Grant, this being to advance and promote scientific knowledge in Victoria.
ANNUAL REPORTS
Review our latest report publications here.