Our Board

Major General (Ret'd) Duncan Lewis AO DSC CSC, Chairman

Duncan Lewis recently completed his five year term as Director General of Security and Head of the Australian Security intelligence Service (ASIO). This was the last appointment in a 47 year career with the Australian Government both in and out of uniform. Following Duncan’s retirement from the Australian Army as a Major General, Commander of Special Operations Command, he served for 15 years in the Australian Public Service in the most senior positions including as the Secretary of the Department of Defence, National Security Advisor to two Prime Ministers, and Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO. During his public service Duncan served on a number of boards and committees including the board of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Council, The Council of the Order of Australia, the National Australia Day Committee and on the inaugural board establishing the National Security College at ANU. Duncan recently joined the Board of Thales Australia as a non-executive director and is a senior visiting fellow at the University of Sydney US Studies Centre.

Duncan was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia in 2005 for his service as the inaugural Special Operations Commander Australia. He is a graduate of the British Army Staff College and the United States Army War College. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is fluent in Indonesian. 

Ben Tansley, Treasurer 
B Com (Acc), FCA

Ben is a highly experienced Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in the professional services industry working within Australian and international markets.  He is currently the Canberra Assurance Leader for EY.  His experience over the last 25 years includes providing of a broad range of assurance and financial advisory services to a diverse range of clients in the corporate, not-for-profit and government sectors.  Ben is passionate about working with executives and Boards in supporting them improve governance, finance and risk management practices.    

Professor Lorimer Moseley AO DSc PhD FACP FAAHMS FACP HonFFPMANZCA HonMAPA

Lorimer is a pain scientist educator and physiotherapist. He leads IIMPACT in Health at the University of South Australia, where he is also Professor of Clinical Neurosciences & Chair in Physiotherapy. After seven years working as a physiotherapist in pain and and high performance roles, he undertook, in 1998, his PhD at the University of Sydney. Since then he has continued to work with people challenged by persistent pain and has had research posts at the University of Queensland, Oxford University and Neuroscience Research Australia. He is now an NHMRC Leadership Investigator, has authored 350 scientific articles and six books on pain and rehabilitation, including the two highest selling pain books internationally. He leads the non-profit initiative Pain Revolution and Chairs the Pain Adelaide Stakeholders’ Consortium. His contribution to the science and management of pain has been recognised by honours or awards in 13 countries. His public engagement and education initiatives have also been honoured in six countries. In 2020, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to humanity at large in pain science and management, science communication and physiotherapy. He lives and works on Kaurna land in Adelaide, South Australia.

Dr Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes is a specialist pain medicine physician who works at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle NSW and has been Director of Hunter Integrated Pain Service, since its foundation in 1997. He is immediate past Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Additional roles have included co-chair of NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation’s Pain Network and Chair of the Pain Management Clinical Committee of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review.. His research interests include a "whole person" approach to pain, outcome measurement and redesign of health systems to achieve greater integration between specialist pain services and primary care.

Catherine Murphy

Catherine holds degrees in Economics and Law from the Australian National University. She held senior positions in the Australian Public Service before joining the Prime Minister’s Office where, for several years, she was senior legal adviser to Prime Minister the Hon John Howard. Subsequently she served as Chief of Staff to Minister the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson. She was also CEO to a major industry organisation.

Catherine’s main interest is working with Board’s dealing with social and health related public policy to improve the lives and outcomes for all Australians. She is an active volunteer with OzHarvest, Legacy and a women’s resource and referral centre.

Sister Mary-Lynne Cochrane