Gill Callister

Gill is Adjunct Professor (Practice) in Politics at Monash University and is Vice President Thought Leadership and Ethics & Integrity Practice at ANZSOG. A 2019 Public Service Medal recipient Gill has dedicated her career to improving public policy and service delivery.

From 2015-2018, Gill served as Secretary of the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET).

Prior to joining DET, she was the Secretary of the Victorian Department of Human Services (2009 -2014), where she led policy, legislative and service delivery reform. This followed a range of senior roles in the Victorian Public Service and a ten-year stint in the community sector working with children, young people and families.

Gill is the most recent past President of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) (Victoria) and is the current Chair of Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Her leadership in public policy was recognised in 2013 when she was named in the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence and received a Sir James Wolfensohn Public Service Scholarship to attend Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. In October 2014, Gill was awarded the IPAA National Fellowship award and a Monash University Fellowship and in 2017 was named as one of the top 50 women in the Victorian public service.

Gill holds Bachelor degrees in Social Work (with Honours) and Arts.