Experience

XT Ventures

• Australia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• XT Ventures - Venture Partner

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Identify potential investee companies that meet the criteria of the Funds investment plan. Work with portfolio companies to assist with their growth and development particularly assisting their strategy and commercialisation. Member of the “Investment Advisory Panel” using my own experience but also leveraging my Network to help the Fund make investment decisions. Work closely with industry to help identify areas of need or opportunity that the Fund can participate in. Identify potential investee companies that meet the criteria of the Funds investment plan. Work with portfolio companies to assist with their growth and development particularly assisting their strategy and commercialisation. Member of the “Investment Advisory Panel” using my own experience but also leveraging my Network to help the Fund make investment decisions. Work closely with industry to help identify areas of need or opportunity that the Fund can participate in.



Emotions Org Community

• Australia
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair

  • Oct 2022 - Present



togetherAI

• Australia
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Swiss 8

• Australia
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Swiss 8 is a health promotion charity, founded by combat veterans to build proactive mental health tools. Our focus is to be a positive agitator for change. Our veterans have lived experience in dealing with disconnection, loss of identity, loss of purpose, anxiety and depression. We’re using this experience to create tools that assist everyone in building a healthy, high performing lifestyle. These digital tools, certified courses and national events will help you connect with your Tribe, structure your life for success, create your new identity and find purpose in your existence. They will make you, Better at Life.



Rely

• Australia
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Well and Productive

• Australia
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2020 - Present



Jane Burns Consulting

• Mental Health Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Consultant and deep subject matter expertise in mental health and wellbeing | passionate about helping Industry, Government and the Profit for Purpose sector work in partnership to solve large scale societal problems | https://www.janeburnsconsulting.com/ Consultant and deep subject matter expertise in mental health and wellbeing | passionate about helping Industry, Government and the Profit for Purpose sector work in partnership to solve large scale societal problems | https://www.janeburnsconsulting.com/



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honorary Enterprise Professorial Fellow

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Jointly in the Department of General Practice – Melbourne Medical School and the Melbourne School of Population Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne. Jointly in the Department of General Practice – Melbourne Medical School and the Melbourne School of Population Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne.



National Disability Insurance Agency

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Member of the Risk Committee | Member of the ICT Committee Member of the Risk Committee | Member of the ICT Committee



Open Arms - Veterans & Families Counselling

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Committee Chair

  • 2015 - Present

  I Chair the National Ministerial Advisory Committee for Open Arms. Open Arms is a legacy of the Vietnam Veterans, and because of their advocacy and hard work, provides free and confidential, nation-wide counselling and support for military personnel and their families. I Chair the National Ministerial Advisory Committee for Open Arms. Open Arms is a legacy of the Vietnam Veterans, and because of their advocacy and hard work, provides free and confidential, nation-wide counselling and support for military personnel and their families.



Applied Positive Psychology Learning Institute (Appli)

• Australia
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • 2018 - Present

  APPLI combines traditional psychology with positive psychology to promote wellbeing. APPLI combines traditional psychology with positive psychology to promote wellbeing.



STREAT

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

  STREAT has a vision to stop youth homelessness and disadvantage, one mouthful at a time. STREAT has a vision to stop youth homelessness and disadvantage, one mouthful at a time.



Innowell

• Australia
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Non Executive Director

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2021

  InnoWell is a collaborative venture between PwC, the world’s leading professional services firm, and the University of Sydney, Australia’s leading higher education and research university. InnoWell is a collaborative venture between PwC, the world’s leading professional services firm, and the University of Sydney, Australia’s leading higher education and research university.



Swinburne University of Technology

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chair, Centre for Mental Health, Adjunct Professor of Social Innovation

  • May 2019 - Dec 2020



Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

  Teaching the executive MBA including topics on inclusion and diversity, profit for purpose and values in leadership. Teaching the executive MBA including topics on inclusion and diversity, profit for purpose and values in leadership.



SecondMuse

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Consultant

  • May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Headstream Accelerator. Workshop Facilitation. Headstream Accelerator. Workshop Facilitation.



University of Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor

  • Jul 2016 - Feb 2019

  Professor of Innovation & Industry. Promoting ESTEAM & Women in Science. Professor of Innovation & Industry. Promoting ESTEAM & Women in Science.



Young and Well CRC

• Australia
• Research Services

• Founder and CEO

  • 2011 - Jul 2017

  Under a Collective Impact Model this $130 million dollar initiative led cutting edge research and development and explored the role of technologies in the science of wellbeing, risk and resilience and 21st century systems of care. Under a Collective Impact Model this $130 million dollar initiative led cutting edge research and development and explored the role of technologies in the science of wellbeing, risk and resilience and 21st century systems of care.



PROJECT ROCKIT

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Of The Board Of Advisors

  • Dec 2015 - 2017



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor and Vichealth Fellow

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2016



Cooperative Research Australia

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2012 - 2015

  Medical Representative Medical Representative



National Mental Health Commission

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • 2014 - 2014

  Strategic advice and preparation of a briefing paper on new and emerging technologies in mental health and suicide prevention. Strategic advice and preparation of a briefing paper on new and emerging technologies in mental health and suicide prevention.



Stay Kind Limited

• Australia
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2011 - 2012



ReachOut Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, International partnerships in research, practice & policy

  • Apr 2006 - Dec 2010

  Established the Inspire International Research Institute building innovative partnership models across government, corporate, philanthropic, not for profit and community sectors. Established the Inspire International Research Institute building innovative partnership models across government, corporate, philanthropic, not for profit and community sectors.



The Commonwealth Fund

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy

  • 2005 - 2006

  Compared strategies and approaches for the prevention of suicide and the treatment of depression, drug and alcohol addictions across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. Compared strategies and approaches for the prevention of suicide and the treatment of depression, drug and alcohol addictions across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.



Beyond Blue

• Australia
• Mental Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Deputy Executive Officer and Senior Program Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Aug 2005

  Started the Youth and Public Health Agenda with a focus on corporate, community and academic partnerships. Started the Youth and Public Health Agenda with a focus on corporate, community and academic partnerships.



Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

• Australia
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientific Researcher

  • 1997 - 2000

  Suicide Prevention Research Suicide Prevention Research



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• NHMRC Fellow

  • 1997 - 2000



CSIRO

• Australia
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Psychologist

  • 1992 - 1994

  I conducted 375 psychological assessments of children aged 11-13 in the Port Pirie Cohort Study I conducted 375 psychological assessments of children aged 11-13 in the Port Pirie Cohort Study