Governance

Governance of the RSV

Meet the leaders guiding The Royal Society of Victoria. Here, you'll find a curated list of our dedicated office bearers, Council members, and Trustees, each contributing their expertise to shape the vision and direction of our organisation.

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Office Bearers 2023 and 2024

President: Mr Robert Gell AM, BSc(Hons), FGS

Vice-President: Professor Caroline McMillen AO, MA, DPhil(Oxon), MB BChir(Cantab), FAHMS

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

2023 and 2024

Dr Viktor Perunicic, BSc, MSc, PhD

Mr Tony Clemenger, BBus, PGDip AppFin, PGDip Economics, GAICD

2024 and 2025

Associate Professor Anita Goh, BSc(Hons), PhD

Dr Jane Canestra, MBBS, MPH, FACEM

Mr Richard Blundell, MEng, MBA, CEng

Dr Djuke Veldhuis, BA(Hons), MA, PhD

Mr Brendan Cohen, BSc

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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.

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Dr Alan Finkel AC

Professor Lynne Selwood AO

Professor Timothy Entwisle

Dr Gillian Sparkes AM

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