Lior Griew

Lior Griew (formerly known as Robert Griew) is known for leadership in health, education, and human services, for their commitment to community and for strategic thinking.

Lior has held numerous public sector positions at CEO and deputy CEO levels. They were the Secretary of the Department of Health and Community Services in the NT, Associate Secretary responsible nationally for higher education, research and international education and ran the Commonwealth Government’s Aged and Community Care, Population Health, and Indigenous Health Divisions.

They have a reputation as an administrator, having successfully run large, complex and decentralised services, and as a strategic policy maker. Lior has won the trust of senior ministers on both sides of politics. They deeply understand government and the way public policy operates.

Lior has a reputation as a problem solver, both in pursuing innovation and through working to promote engagement and solution finding between parties with different interests and viewpoints.

They are currently providing strategic consulting services and is an accredited mediator.

Lior has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, leaders, researchers, and policy makers for over 25 years and is a known and trusted adviser and partner. Their work in the Indigenous sector crosses health, family and community services, education, employment, and economic development.

They have worked with the research sector, where they have developed a reputation for translation of research to maximise impact with policy and service leaders and for communities. They lead a translation stream on a multi-year, multi-stream Medical Research Futures Fund project.