Experience

HealthConsult Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Dean McKay is a trusted adviser to clients across the health, human services and education sectors with a record of delivering pragmatic outcomes and designing innovative solutions to complex problems. Dean leads HealthConsult's Melbourne practice and its Policy, Strategy and Planning service line. His role leverages his strong understanding of government, gained from over five years in Victoria's Department of Treasury and Finance, and his broad knowledge of the health and human services sectors through almost ten years consulting within specialist advisory firms in Sydney and Melbourne. Dean has been a Non-Executive Director of Bendigo Community Health Services since 2016 and BCHS's Deputy Chair since 2019. He is passionate about ensuring people in all locations; and from all walks of life, are able to access high-quality, affordable health and social support services.



Paxton Partners

• Senior Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2020

  Specialising in: - strategic / service planning; - funding model development, analysis and reform; - operational and financial review and performance improvement; - project and program evaluation; - business case development; and - population health needs assessment.

• Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2017



HealthConsult

• Data Analyst

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2013

  - Analysed large and complex healthcare data sets to influence the design of funding models and health policy at the federal, state and local levels; - Developed financial models to inform the development of national activity-based funding (ABF) projects, benchmarking analyses and costing studies; - Developed, rolled-out and analysed a range of surveys to diverse populations, including clinicians, patients and the general public; - Evaluated health policies and programs for government and private-sector clients; and - Developed Rapid Review protocols for Medicare Benefits Schedule items relating to rhinoplasty and perfusion services.



Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Jan 2006 - May 2011

  - Victorian representative on nation-wide working group responsible for Australia’s 2022 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup soccer bids, where I developed the cost-sharing model adopted between Commonwealth and State governments for 2015 Asian Soccer Cup; - Developed capital, funding and governance reform strategies for Victorian TAFE institutes in consultation with staff and senior executives within Skills Victoria; - Provided advice to Australian Grand Prix Corporation regarding hedging strategies to manage foreign exchange exposures; - Provided business case, policy and modelling advice during the development of major infrastructure and policy proposals across the health, education, transport, skills and sport sectors; and - Provided written and verbal briefings to the State Treasurer regarding a range of policy, financial, project and governance issues.