The Australian Cancer Research Foundation is governed by an honorary Board of Trustees. The Board consists of 10 dedicated professionals and philanthropists. It steers the Foundation’s strategic direction to ensure all funds raised by our supporters are used in the best possible way to help outsmart cancer.
Mr Tom Dery
AO BCom (Econ), MBA
Chair - Trustee since 1 April 1994 Other positions held and current directorships: Former Chair, M&C Saatchi Chair, AIME Senate Committee Member, University of Sydney (Strategy Oversight and Risk)
Mr Greg Camm
MBA, BBus, CPA, SF FIN, MAICD
Trustee since 6 December 2000 Other positions held and current directorships: Chairman, AMIST Super Member, Customer Forum, Ausnet Services Ltd
Mr Russell Caplan
LLB, FAICD, FAIM
Trustee since 25 March 2011 Other positions held and current directorships: Chair, Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust Chair, Horizon Roads Pty Ltd Non-executive Director, Aurizon Holdings Limited Director, St Kilda Football Club
Mr Tim Crommelin
BCom, FSLE, FSIA
Trustee since 29 March 2000 Other positions held and current directorships: Chair, Morgans Holdings (Australia) Limited Chair, A P Eagers Limited Deputy Chair, Morgans Foundation Limited Director, Brisbane Lions Foundation Director, Senex Energy Limited Member, Senate for the University of Queensland
Dr Dashiell Gantner
BSc, MBBS, MAICD, FCICM, FRACP
Trustee since 10 December 2019 Other positions held and current directorships: Director, Alfred Intensive Care Unit Pty Ltd Director, Cassandra Gantner Foundation Reference Group Member, Australian Clinical Trials Alliance Chair, Jianguo, K-OSSS and K-OSSS II Pty Ltd Director, Nuco, Boqueria, Adela International Pty Ltd Director, Black Gantner Asset Management LLC Intensive Care Consultant, Medical Organ Donation Specialist, Alfred Health Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Mr Stephen Gerlach
AM LLB, FAICD
Trustee since 15 November 1996 Other positions held and current directorships: Chancellor, Flinders University Convener, University Chancellor Council Chair, Adelaide Capital Partners Pty Ltd Chair, Gerlach Asset Development Pty Ltd Chair, Ebony Energy Ltd Chair, South Australian Cricket Association Nomination Committee Chair, AML 3D Limited Trustee, Psychosis Australia Trust Director, Beston Pacific Asset Management Pty Ltd Group Director, Beston Global Foods Ltd Director, The General Sir John Monash Foundation Ltd
MS JENNIFER HEWETT
BA, MA
Trustee since 20 September 2012 Other positions held and current directorships: National Affairs Columnist, The Australian Financial Review
Professor Peter Høj
AC MSc, PhD, DUniv mult, FNAI(US), FTSE
Trustee since 13 March 2020 Other positions held and current directorships: Australian Medical Research Advisory Board
Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston
AK AFC (Ret'd)
Trustee since 23 November 2011 Other positions held and current directorships: Chancellor, University of the Sunshine Coast Chair, Defence South Australia Advisory Board Chair, Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chair, UNSW Canberra Advisory Council Chair, Victoria Police Corporate Advisory Board Chair, Supershock Director, Virgin Australia Board Director, Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience Thompson Institute Advisory Board Member, Lowy Institute Board Member, Victoria Police Executive Command Committee Member, GreaterGood Canberra Member, Anzac Centenary Public Fund Board Consultant, Ernst and Young Visiting Fellow, Australian National University - National Security College Senior Councillor, The Cohen Group Patron, Sunnyfield Independence Patron, Stand Tall for PTS Patron, Australian American Association (Canberra Division) Patron, Bravery Trust Patron, Bomber Command Patron, European Alliance Against Depression Australian Chapter (WA) Patron, Pain Australia Patron, The Centenary of Anzac Centre Patron, Tropical Brain and Mind Research Foundation, Townsville Patron, Kimberley Brain and Mind Foundation Patron, Literacy Acquisition for Pre-Primary Students (Kimberley, WA) Patron, Uphold and Recognise Patron, South Australia’s Epic Flight Centenary 2019 Ambassador, Gylcomics Childhood Leukaemia Ambassador, ShelterBox Australia Ambassador, Soldier On Adviser, Team Rubicon Global Board
Mr Peter Jones
BSurv, LLB, FCIS, FGIA
Trustee since 2 June 2005 Other positions held and current directorships: Deputy General Counsel, Reserve Bank of Australia
Mrs Cassandra Michie
BEc, BComm, LLB, FCA
Trustee since 29 October 2019 Other positions held and current directorships: Member of PwC's Board of Partners, Member of the Risk and Admissions committees Director of PwC's Asia Pacific Limited Governance Board Director of the PwC Foundation Pty Ltd Director and Chair of the Finance and Property Committee for the Wayside Chapel
Mr Stephen Rix
BEc, CA, FAICD
Trustee since 1 December 2005 Other positions held and current directorships Chair, Bennelong Funds Management Group Ltd Director, Allen & Unwin Pty Limited Director, Nightingale Partners Pty Ltd
What your donations have achieved
Cervical cancer vaccine
We gave initial seed funding to Professor Ian Frazer’s research into the cervical cancer (HPV). Over 150 million doses of vaccine have been delivered worldwide to date.
The pill that melts away cancer
Our long term support of cancer research at WEHI has led to a treatment that melts away certain advanced forms of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. It has been approved for clinical use in the US, European Union and Australia and is being trialed for other types of cancer.
Personalised cancer diagnosis
In 2015, we awarded $10 million seed funding to an ambitious cancer proteome project that aims to provide each cancer patient a personalised treatment plan within 36 hours. This will improve treatment outcomes and help avoid unnecessary treatments.
Zero childhood cancer
We are one of the founding partners of the initiative that will tackle the most serious cases of infant, childhood and adolescent cancer in Australia. It is a key step towards the program vision of one day helping to cure 100% of children with cancer.
