27 February 2023

Leanne Wells

Director, 89 Degrees East

Leanne is the former CEO of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia. She has served as CEO of national peak and local service delivery organisations in the health sector. She is a health advocate and senior executive with over thirty years’ experience across many health and social policy, program, and service development domains.

Leanne has extensive governance experience serving as a Non Executive Director on boards in the for-purpose and health sectors. She has held several Ministerial and government advisory appointments including the Commonwealth’s Primary Health Care Advisory Group, the National Preventative Strategy Advisory Committee, the OECD Paris Patient Advisory Panel and most recently the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce.