Dr Anna Lavelle
Director
Board of Director
Biomedical Research Victoria
Australia
Biography
Dr Anna Lavelle is an experienced non–executive director serving for over 25 years on the boards of not for profit, government and for profit entities. As executive director or non-executive director she has been continuously developing strong governance skills and in particular has a lengthy track record in healthcare delivery, technology development and government policy. Anna has an intimate understanding of the biotechnology, medical technology and pharmaceutical ecosystems and the related stakeholder groups. Anna has a BSc (Hons), PhD in Genetics from The University of Melbourne and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). A Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Anna is also a Fellow of the Leadership Victoria program and a Graduate of “Mastering the Boardroom”, the AICD Advanced Governance Program. In 2015 Scientific American World View ranked Anna in the global top 100 “World Visionaries” in biotechnology, the only Australian to be listed. In 2010 Anna was awarded the National Australia Bank “Yachad Scholarship”. Dr Lavelle’s most recent executive position was as CEO of AusBiotech, the national industry association for the biotechnology and medical devices sector. Whilst CEO, Anna successfully negotiated legislative changes that better supported the innovation sector. She is the Deputy Chair of Medicines Australia in addition holding board positions on several for profit technology companies.
Research Interest
Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology
