Chair, Board of Directors

Dr. Rowena Elizabeth Coutts
Current Roles
- Chair of MIT Board of Directors
- Chair, Board of Directors Ballarat Health Services (since May 2016); member since Dec 2013
- Chair, Board Executive and Remuneration Committee; ex-officio member of other key committees
- Chair, Grampians Regional Board Network; mentor to new rural health chairs
- Board observer, Ballan District Health Care
- Member, Department of Health and Human Services Sector Leadership Steering Committee
- Principal, Rowena Coutts Management Consulting (since 2014)
- Partner, Maiden Hill Partnership (since 1989)
- Member, MIT Policy Committee and Group Foundation Funds Committee
Former Employment
- Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ballarat/Federation University
- Secretary to University Council (1996–2014)
- Began career as University Solicitor in 1991
- Appointed Deputy VC in 2010; Senior Deputy VC in 2012
- Acting Vice-Chancellor (2012–2014)
- Chaired numerous university committees
- Former Chair (2010–2014), Board of Directors, Ballarat Clarendon College
- Former Chair (2022–2025), Board of the Royal Children’s Hospital