Lynne Bjarnesen
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Corporate Services, and Co-Chief Executive (acting)
Lynne joined the HRC in December 2020 and heads up the Finance team as well as Corporate Services.
These functions are the enabling functions that provide the necessary infrastructure and support to the other areas of the organisation. A large proportion of Lynne and her team's time is dedicated to ensuring accuracy and reliability in all of the HRC's recording and reporting activities.
Stacey Pene
Director, Investments, and Co-Chief Executive (acting)
Stacey provides executive leadership to the HRC across research investment, contract managment, and integrity.
In this role he contributes to the development and implementation of investment strategies, has oversight of investment processes, and maintains relationships with key stakeholders in the research and funding sectors, to support the HRC’s goals to invest in high-quality, high-impact research that saves lives.
Dr Tania Pocock
Director, Policy and Strategy
Tania is responsible for policy, strategy, evaluation, strategic relationships and communications at the HRC.
In her role she contributes to the development of policies, strategies, and priorities to maximise the impact of the public funds invested in health research and demonstrate the value of that impact to all stakeholders.