Governance

2016 Councillors Group Photo — 2016 RSV Councillors pictured with Lead Scientist of Victoria, Dr Amanda Caples and 2016 RSV Research Medallist Professor Lloyd Hollenberg.

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.

Dr Alan Finkel AC

Professor Lynne Selwood AO

Professor Timothy Entwisle

Dr Gillian Sparkes AM