Fi Slaven

Fi Slaven was appointed to the Austin Health Board in July 2018.

Fi is General Manager of the Chartered Accounting firm William Buck Victoria and Chair of their Risk Committee. As Secretary of the Victorian ICT for Women Network and Director of the Go Girl, Go for IT expo, she is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. She has been particularly focused and influential in promoting women's participation in STEM careers. As such, Fi was recognised for her contributions to the industry by her peers and was named 2014 National and Victorian ICT Woman of the Year. After advancing IT leadership roles within healthcare, Fi was appointed as the first Australian Chief Information Officer for a National Chartered Accounting firm and subsequently became the first female and Australian IT Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator and representative on the IT Advisory Committee internationally. Commencing her career at the Austin Hospital as a graduate nurse and then specialising in critical care, Fi progressed into senior nursing roles which led to a move into the technology industry and managing IT services with the Mayne Group, Affinity Health and Symbion Health. Fi also holds an MBA, graduate diplomas in Health Administration and Critical Care, Diploma and Bachelors of Nursing, Critical Care Certificate and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Fi is a member of the Austin Health Finance & Resources Committee and the Primary Care & Population Health Advisory Committee.