Full Name
Professor Stephen Duckett AM
Job Title
Commissioner
Company
Australian Tertiary Education Commission
Speaker Bio
Dr Stephen Duckett AM is a health economist with a background in health policy and management. He has held top health sector leadership positions in Australia and Canada and literally wrote the book on the Australian health care system (Oxford University Press, 6e, 2022).
A former Deputy Chancellor at RMIT, he was appointed a Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission on 1 July 2026. He is an Emeritus Professor with LaTrobe University and has honorary professorial appointments at a number of other Australian Universities.
Dr Duckett is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
A former Deputy Chancellor at RMIT, he was appointed a Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission on 1 July 2026. He is an Emeritus Professor with LaTrobe University and has honorary professorial appointments at a number of other Australian Universities.
Dr Duckett is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
