Jane Halton is a member of the Boards of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank) and Clayton Utz. She is chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, Suncorp Bank and Ngamuru Advisory. She was previously a member of the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board and the boards of the Crown Resorts Limited, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and Naval Group. She was previously the Chair of the Council on the Ageing and Vault Systems and was co-chair of the Global COVAX mechanism.
Jane is a former Secretary of the Australian Department of Finance. She has extensive experience in finance, insurance, risk management, information technology, human resources, health and ageing and public policy. Jane’s previous roles include Secretary of the Australian Department of Health, Secretary for the Department of Health and Ageing and Executive Co-ordinator (Deputy Secretary) of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Jane has held international appointments including the Executive Board of the World Health Organization, President of the World Health Assembly, Chair of the Executive Board of WHO and Chair of the OECD Health Committee.
Jane has held the position of Professor Health Policy and Security ANU and is an Honorary Professor at ANU, Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra. She also holds a Doctorate of Letters Honoris Causa from the University of New South Wales.
Jane has contributed extensively to community health through local and international organisations including the World Health Organisation and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council with a particular emphasis on public health including in relation to tobacco control, food policy and communicable disease. Jane was awarded the order of Australia, the Public Service Medal, the Centenary Medal and the Geneva Health Prize. In 2016, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in the United States.