Elizabeth Crouch AM was appointed as Board Chair in March 2020.

Ms Crouch is Chair of the Customer Owned Banking Association and Hearing Australia and is a non-Executive Director of ReadyTech Holdings. Ms Crouch is also on the Boards of the NSW Institute of Sport and Health Infrastructure.

She Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee for the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade and is a member of the Audit and Risk committees for the Western Parklands City Authority, City of Sydney, IPART and the State Emergency Service (Ms Crouch will take on the role of Chair for this committee from May 30, 2023).

Ms Crouch is Emerita Deputy Chancellor of Macquarie University and has held previous NED roles on the Boards of Chandler Macleod Group, McGrath Estate Agents, SGS Economics and Planning, RailCorp, Bingo Industries, Ochre Health, Angus Knight, the Western Sydney Local Health District and the Macquarie University Hospital.

From 2016-2018 she was a Trustee of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, retiring in December 2018. She spent 16 years with the Federal Government and more than a decade in the private sector including as Chief Executive of the Housing Industry Association. Ms Crouch holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Cyber Security and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In June 2019, she was awarded an Order of Australia for services to higher education and the rail transport industry.

Bruce joined the SCHN Board in 2017. He chairs the Network’s Finance, Capital Works, and Performance Committee.

Bruce is an international investment banker with more than 30 years of experience in advising governments, boards and corporations.

Bruce retired as Chairman of Investment Banking for Goldman Sachs in Australia and New Zealand in November 2023. He is a member of the board of Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation and a member of the University of NSW’s Law Advisory Council. Bruce’s previous roles include Managing Director and Co-Head of Corporate Finance, Australia and New Zealand for Deutsche Bank AG Sydney, Head of Natural Resources for Deutsche Bank in the Asia Pacific and Co-Head of Rothschild Australia. Bruce has extensive international experience, having been based in London, Singapore, and Hong Kong and worked extensively across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

Bruce holds degrees in Commerce (with Merit) and Law from the University of NSW and is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.

Elizabeth joined the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Board in January 2023. She brings to the Board more than 30 years of experience in health service research, initially as a clinician and more recently as an academic supporting clinicians.

As Professor of Nursing in the Sydney Nursing School, University of Sydney, Elizabeth’s research focuses on obesity prevention and management, particularly for infants and young children. She also teaches undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students, supervises PhD students, and mentors senior nurses developing their research skills. Elizabeth is also chief investigator with the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood (EPOCH) Centre of Research Excellence.

Recent appointments have included to a World Health Organisation guidelines committee on child obesity prevention and management, and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) clinical obesity guidelines committee.

Elizabeth has academic qualifications in nursing, public health, and epidemiology.

After a career in advertising, marketing, strategy and management, Jane undertook directorships for not-for-profit organisations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Sociology and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Jane chairs the Network’s People, Strategy and Engagement Committee.

Jane has more than 15 years of experience in board governance roles that have allowed her to champion equity of access to education, cultural arts, and paediatric health services in Australia.

She is currently a Director of The Australian Ballet and Chair of The Australian Ballet Foundation Board. Previously, Jane held directorships on the boards of Sydney Children’s Choir and Gondwana Voices, and Sydney Dance Company.

Prior to joining the SCHN Board in January 2019, Jane was a director of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation Board from 2012 to 2016 and then 2017 to 2018.

Jane was awarded an Order of Australia in 2023 for her contribution to adolescent health, and to the arts.

Ian joined the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Board in January 2023.  With legal firm Allens for almost 40 years, including as a partner, Ian specialised in corporate and regulatory law in the media and telecommunications industries.

Since his retirement from Allens, Ian has focused his time on non-executive director roles in the ‘for-purpose sector’, including with Documentary Australia, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science Foundation, and Uphold & Recognise Limited (focused on securing a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament).

Ian offers his expert legal and governance advice through his Board roles as well as through membership of the advisory board of the Centre for Media Transition at the University of Technology, Sydney. He also provides pro bono mentoring for executives in the not-for-profit sector.

Ian has tertiary qualifications in marine science and law, is a professional fellow of the Law School of the University of Technology, Sydney, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Walter joined the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Board in January 2022. Walter has over thirty years of international experience in health, commerce and human services.

He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie University Hospital and Clinical Services and brings a deep understanding of healthcare operations, systems, and policies to his roles. Previous experience includes as Chief Executive Officer of WentWest, the Western Sydney Primary Health Network.

Having held formal advisory roles at regional and national levels across a range of issues, Walter is also currently on the Advisory Board of the Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care, the Ambulance Service Advisory Board, and is a Conjoint Associate Professor at Macquarie University.

Walter has a Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management, and a Master of Business and Technology, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Nikola joined the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Board in January 2022. She is a consultant paediatrician with the SCHN and has particular expertise and interest in clinical governance, with roles as Chair of the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick drug committee, and of the Patient Safety and Incident Review Committee. As Chief Resident Medical Officer, Nikola also has significant experience in medical administration and management. 

Her current clinical roles at SCHN are at both Randwick and Westmead, in General Paediatrics and Refugee Health.

Nikola also works with the international non-government organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres, as their paediatric advisor for the Operational Centre, France. She has worked as a field paediatrician in the Middle East and Africa and now oversees paediatric projects across the world as an international advisor.

Stephen joined the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Board in January 2022. He brings to the Network more than 30 years of experience in the finance and insurance industries.

He is currently the Chair of Community First Credit Union and a Director of the Customer Owned Banking Association and was previously the Chief Customer Officer for HCF where he led significant reform programs focused on digital transformation, productivity improvements, and enhanced customer service.

Stephen is an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate, completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University, and holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) and Graduate Certificate in Internet Marketing.

John joined the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Board in January 2022. He is a Chartered Accountant, having been a partner at KPMG for 24 years.

During his career, John has worked with many leading Australian and international companies, specialising in external and internal audit, the design of accounting systems and controls, and due diligence and risk management.

John’s current directorships also include Atlas Arteria and Independent Reserve. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and is a Fellow, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. John is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Shane joined the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Board in January 2024. Born and raised in Redfern, he has cultural connections to the Bunjalung, Wonnarua and Bidgigal peoples.

Shane is the CEO of the Tribal Warrior Association, a non-profit organisation that advocates for Aboriginal rights. Before his appointment as CEO of Tribal Warrior, Shane’s career included roles working with young people in child protection, juvenile justice, and the law. He worked with the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody as a community liaison officer under the Honourable Justice Hal Wooten. 

As a strong community leader, Shane has significant experience and a passion for empowering Aboriginal people, particularly Aboriginal youth, and for community engagement. Shane’s leadership of Tribal Warrior, along with their employment training, health and wellbeing support programs, and mentoring, contributed to him being named the 2013 ‘Local Hero’ at the Australian of the Year Awards.