Our Leaders

The Hon John Brumby AO joined the Global Board in 2013 and was elected Chair in 2016. He joined the US Board in 2018.

Mr Brumby was installed as the eighth Chancellor of La Trobe University on March 29, 2019.

Mr. Brumby is well known from his time in public life, serving as Premier of Victoria (2007 to 2010), Victorian Treasurer (2000-2007) and seven years as Federal MHR for Bendigo during the Hawke Government era. Since leaving Government and political life in 2010, Mr. Brumby has taken on a range of roles in the business, not for profit and university sectors. He is chair of a number of business organisations including the Victorian Convention and Event Trust, BioCurate Pty Ltd, the Victorian Government's Breakthrough Victoria Fund and Private Healthcare Australia.

In the not-for-profit sector Mr. Brumby is Chair of In2Science and was previously Chair of the Fred Hollows Foundation and Chair of the Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute.

Mr. Brumby was awarded an Order of Australia in 2017 for distinguished service to the Parliament of Victoria, to economic management and medical biotechnology innovation, to improved rural and regional infrastructure, and to the community. He is the author of a number of books, including Restoring Democracy (1999), The Long Haul – Lessons from Public Life (2015) and A Better Australia (2024). Mr. Brumby is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD), a Graduate (Advanced) of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (GAIST) and is a Professor of Business and Economics (Honorary) at the University of Melbourne.

Brian Doolan is an international development and For Purpose industry leader. He Chairs the Board of the Australian Centre for Social Purpose and provides strategic support to The Fred Hollows Foundation.  

Brian was CEO of The Fred Hollows Foundation from 2005 to 2017. Prior to joining The Foundation Brian directed factory worker support programs in East Asia and South Asia in conjunction with Nike and Gap, was Country Director of CARE International in Iraq and Vietnam, served as a senior executive and acting National Director of CARE Australia, was an Advisor to Australian Government Ministers on employment, education and training, and worked with a range of Australian Indigenous organizations. In 2004 the President of Vietnam awarded Brian the prestigious Friendship Medal for his "significant contribution to the economic and social development of Vietnam."

Shelley Goode is Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer for AARP Foundation. She oversees fundraising across the Foundation, AARP advocacy, and other AARP affiliates.

An inspirational leader, culture champion and strategic visionary, Shelley served most recently as chief development officer of Girl Scouts of the USA, where she led a revenue-generating team responsible for securing diverse funding streams from individuals, corporations, foundations and government grants.

As chief development officer for the KIPP Foundation, a nonprofit network of 280 college-preparatory public charter schools, she raised funds to implement diversity- and inclusion-focused solutions for students with low income, and has shaped policy and strategy at the C-suite level in various roles, including as vice president of resource development for Oxfam America.

In her more than 30 years of experience in fundraising, marketing and communications, and nonprofit leadership, she has led teams that deal with how to best deploy the forms of capital at our disposal — human, financial, social — in ways that sustain quality of life, unleash talent and spark development.

Emma has had a lifetime of association with the world of eye health. With Fred and Gabi Hollows as her parents, Emma has witnessed the growth of The Fred Hollows Foundation from its inception around the family dining table to it becoming the highly regarded international development organization that it is today. Emma has seen first-hand the transformative work that The Foundation does in places such as Nepal, Eritrea, South Africa, Bangladesh, and in Australian Indigenous communities. 

Emma is an environmental lawyer and consultant who has worked with the international research and development non-profit WorldFish on USAID funded projects focusing on sustainable fisheries for poverty and hunger reduction in Malaysia, Bangladesh and Zambia, and on public interest environmental law projects related to sustainable ocean management practices in Pacific Island Countries. Prior to moving overseas, Emma coordinated an Australian environmental non-profit focused on river conservation and water policy reform.

Emma holds a Juris Doctor specializing in Environmental Law from Macquarie University, a Master of Environmental Science and Law from the University of Sydney, Bachelors degrees in Science (specialising in Ecology) and Arts (majoring in Politics and International Relations) from the University of New South Wales, and is a Fellow of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership.

Cassandra is a global business leader, accomplished chair, and experienced director with more than 25 years of board experience, including over 15 years as chair. She brings deep expertise in technology, strategy, governance, and stakeholder engagement, underpinned by a career spanning investment banking, public policy, and international advisory.

As co-founder and former CEO of Pottinger, an award-winning global strategic advisory firm, Cassandra led transformational cross-border deals and advised governments and corporates on growth and innovation. She is currently Chair of the Treasury Corporation of Victoria and a Director of Global Australians. Her earlier leadership roles include GMAC Commercial Mortgage, Deutsche Bank, and McKinsey.

Cassandra is a founding member of the Global Tech Panel and advises governments and institutions worldwide on innovation, AI governance, and digital inclusion. She has addressed international forums including the G20, NATO, and the European Union. She has also engaged directly with ministers of the African Union Peace and Security Council.

Her interest in development began with her university thesis on developing economies, and she later lived and worked in Africa, deepening her commitment to equitable access and resilience in emerging markets.

Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her transformative contributions to executive leadership and business, Cassandra also mentors and coaches global decision-makers, including CEOs and senior government leaders.

Joining The Fred Hollows Foundation reflects her belief in dignity through access. She is honoured to contribute to restoring sight and advancing the democratisation of health outcomes worldwide.

Tom Manning is the former Chair and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, the global leader in corporate information and data analytics.

He has served on nine public company boards and eight private company boards in the U.S., China, and India over the past 20 years. Notably, he was the first American appointed by the Chinese government to a Top 5 bank board.

Tom is currently serving on two public boards, Vistance (called “CommScope” until 2026), a leading global telecommunication technology company, and Cresco Labs, a national leader in the U.S. cannabis industry, where he chairs the board. He is also the founder of Harvard Square Lab, a pro bono social enterprise incubator, chair of The Basics, a firm pioneering early childhood development education, and chair of the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra.

His interest in healthcare spans forty years. He played a leading role in the launch of McKinsey’s healthcare practice, later launched a telemedicine company, and now continues to invest in health AI ventures. Of relevance to the Fred Hollows Foundation, he is familiar with blindness due to family experience with retinopathy and sudden loss of sight.

Tom worked and lived in Asia for 20 years, serving as CEO of Cerberus Asia Operations & Advisory Limited, CEO of Capgemini Asia, and CEO of Ernst & Young Consulting Asia. He was a senior partner with Bain & Company in Silicon Valley and was also a practice leader with McKinsey & Company earlier in his career.

As an educator, he served for five years on the adjunct faculty at The University of Chicago Law School, where he taught courses on U.S-China relations, corporate governance, private equity, and innovation. He was an Executive-in-Residence at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and was a Senior Fellow in the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University from 2019-2021. He also led the ALI Lab in 2025 as the Founding Director.

Tom has been published, quoted, or profiled widely in the media and is a noted speaker on China and corporate governance. He has degrees from Stanford and Harvard, speaks Mandarin, and resides in the U.S. in Evanston, Illinois.

Dr Zachary Tan is a physician-scientist and healthcare entrepreneur working at the intersection of medicine, technology, and venture capital.

He is President of Optain Health, which applies AI and retinal imaging to broaden access to disease screening and support earlier detection for patients globally.

Previously, Dr Tan was a General Partner at Aegis Ventures, where he co-founded and funded healthcare AI companies, and he also led Osara Health, a virtual cancer-care platform.

As a researcher at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, he has authored over 30 publications on epidemiology and healthcare AI. He sits on the U.S. board of the Fred Hollows Foundation and was recognized by Forbes on its 30 Under 30 list in Healthcare & Science.

Dr Tan holds an MMSc as a Bloomberg Fellow through the Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University, an MMed from the University of Sydney, and an MD from the University of Queensland.

Tina joined the board in May 2022, and has over 25 years of experience in Corporate, Financial Services and Non-Profit organizations.  She has held several C-suite roles, responsible for driving major change and transformation agendas across both the business and technology domains. Her international experience working in the US, Australia, and Singapore has provided a unique perspective of the business functions, regulatory, controls, and opportunity landscape across diverse disciplines, geographies, and cultures.

Tina has founded her own company Unbeatable You, with the vision to provide career inspiration, guidance, motivation, and advice to the talent of the future.  She also serves on a number of Boards including Hume Bank, Diabetes Australia Educators Association, .au Domain Administration, AICD Sunshine Coast Regional Committee Member and Strategic Advisor to Adaluma.
 
Tina is a Chartered Accountant and Australia Institute of Company Directors GAICD.

As a respected and renowned executive in the global nonprofit sector, Andrea T. Sanseverino Galan is recognized for her ability to drive growth to significantly expand an organization’s impact and for transforming organizations into more equitable and inclusive enterprises. Leveraging her deep expertise in organizational growth, fundraising, marketing and communications, she has worked with organizations to make a lasting difference in the lives of vulnerable populations in the US, UK, Europe, Latin America and China.

As Chief Growth Officer & Head of North America for The Fred Hollows Foundation, Andrea is bringing her wealth of experience to deepen the impact of this global, Australia-founded nonprofit dedicated to preventing avoidable blindness.  Prior to stepping into this role in January 2022, she held the role of Global Director of Development and Communications and member of the executive leadership committee at Lumos Foundation, the international children’s charity founded by J.K. Rowling, where she focused on meeting the needs and improving the outcomes for the millions of children living in institutions and orphanages around the world.

Andrea’s career includes leadership roles in both the nonprofit and private sectors, including serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at China Institute in America; Vice President for Advancement at Manhattan School of Music college conservatory; Senior Director of Development at Americas Society/Council of the Americas, and Brand Director at Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises.  Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and also as a consultant for UNESCO.

She holds a Master of Arts degree from The University of Warwick (UK) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Goucher College (US).