Chris has thirty years’ experience in the health sector, working in a policy and advisory capacity at a Victorian and national level, including working with the then National Preventive Health Taskforce which recommended the tobacco plain packaging policy.
As Chair of the North Richmond Community Health Service he oversaw the establishment of Melbourne’s first medically supervised injecting facility.
Chris currently serves as a non-executive director on the Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network, and the William Angliss Institute.
Previously he was a non-executive director of Austin Health for nine years until 2024, and was also the founding Executive Manager of The New Daily Pty Ltd, a national online news service.
Qualifications of Chris Altis
Chris holds Bachelor of Commerce, and Master of Arts (Public Policy) degrees from the University of Melbourne and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.