Dr. Rowena Elizabeth Coutts

Chair, Board of Directors

Dr. Rowena Elizabeth Coutts

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