Robert Doyle

Robert works in strategy, public policy and governance across the government, security and intelligence, health and educational sectors.  Robert is currently serving as the Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne and Chairman of Melbourne Health.

Project experience

Robert’s policy initiatives and strategic decisions include:

• government and private sector partnerships and interactions
• major organisational change and strategic reform
• all aspects of legislative and regulatory change and reform
• health professional and practitioner training, registration and regulation
• trauma management, resources, systems and practice
• aged care and dementia
• major projects including water, transport and infrastructure
• value for money HR and skills retention.

Robert’s experiences have included identifying and quantifying problems in these areas and involving stakeholders to arrive at agreed, workable, value for money solutions.

Education / accreditation / board membership

• Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
• Bachelor of Education, Monash University
• Master of Letters, University of New England

President of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation

Chairman of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation

Trustee of the Shrine of Remembrance

Ambassador for Odyssey House, a drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation facility

Ambassador for SecondBite, a not-for-profit organisation committed to making a positive difference by distributing fresh food to the disadvantaged and homeless

Ambassador for Field of Women, a charity raising awareness of breast cancer

Ambassador for the White Ribbon Day Foundation, an international day for the elimination of violence against women

Ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Honorary President of the Melbourne Region of the Scout Association

Member of the Economic and Legal Council for the Gerson Lehrman Group

Fellow of Monash University (2010)

ex-officio member of Cancer Council Victoria

Past employment

Robert was a Member of Parliament in Victoria for 14 years before joining Nous. He was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party for four years, Shadow Minister for Health for three years and in government, Parliamentary Secretary for Health for three years. Prior to this Robert was a teacher and senior administrator at Scotch College in Melbourne.

Interests

Robert has written, edited and published seven books on educational practice, theory and literary criticism. Robert loves Melbourne, his Emma, his 3 children and is a passionate member of the Geelong Football Club.