OUR PEOPLE
Changing how the world creates and uses trustworthy knowledge.
Board of Directors.
Our Board of Directors brings together industry experts with deep experience across evidence, technology, governance and finance. United by a commitment to the public good, they provide oversight that promotes responsible AI, sound financial stewardship and long-term impact.
Julian Elliott
Co-Founder, CEO & Director
Julian is one of the world’s leading evidence system innovators. He develops new technologies that turn the deluge of research into reliable, ‘living’ evidence, helping society make better decisions.
Lisa Boothby
Chair
Lisa is a strategy advisor with two decades of leadership in the social impact sector. Her experience spans strategy consulting at Accenture and social enterprise at Social Traders.
Russell Gruen
Co-Founder & Director
Russell is the Associate Provost (Health and Medical Sciences) at HKUST and a global health leader. A surgeon-scientist and trauma specialist, he brings deep expertise in healthcare innovation.
Simon Lusted
Director
Simon is Managing Director of Strategy, Product and AI at SEEK. He brings senior experience in product strategy and AI to the board.
Our Leaders.
Our people have diverse backgrounds that give us unique expertise at the intersection of evidence methods, software development and operations, social, economic and health policy, and project and business management.
Kate Claringbold
Chief Product & Marketing Officer, Covidence
Kate leads product and marketing for Covidence, building trusted AI for evidence synthesis. She previously led product and engineering at Sidekicker and SEEK.
Matt Deeble
Director, Covidence & Shared Services
Matt is an executive leader of for-purpose enterprises across education, healthcare and research evidence. He has 25 years’ experience as a CEO, COO, director and lawyer.
Julian Elliott
Co-Founder, CEO & Director
Julian is one of the world’s leading evidence system innovators. He develops new technologies that turn the deluge of research into reliable, ‘living’ evidence, helping society make better decisions.
Ryan Fitton
Head of Operations, Alive
Ryan leads operations and strategic planning for Alive. He brings a background in product leadership at me&u, Zendesk and SEEK.
Sid Galada
Chief Revenue Officer, Covidence
Sid leads revenue and growth for Covidence. He previously led growth at Sidekicker, Flippa and SEEK.
Andrew Harvey
Head of Evidence Data Platforms
Andrew is a developer turned CTO who leads the Foundation’s evidence data platforms. He previously headed engineering at Covidence and held senior roles at Microsoft.
Britta Tendal Jeppesen
Chief Scientist, Alive
Britta is an adjunct associate professor at Monash University and a leader in living guidelines. She previously served as a Director at the Danish Health Authority.
John Koh
Head of Finance
John is a Chartered Accountant with 14+ years in finance leadership and advisory. He previously built and led a Virtual CFO team advising founders, CEOs and boards.
Cristian Mansilla
Head of Partnership Learning, Alive
Cristian is a researcher who supports evidence-informed policymaking across Latin America and globally. He has consulted for WHO, UNICEF and the World Bank.
Jason McGlade
Chief Technology Officer
Jason leads technology across the Foundation. He previously spent a decade at job search platform Jora, as Head of Engineering and then General Manager.
Laura Mellor
Head of Community, Covidence
Laura leads community support for Covidence’s global researcher base. She was previously an Associate Editor for The Cochrane Library.
Marlon Perera
Head of Marketing, Covidence
Marlon is a B2B SaaS marketing leader with 18+ years’ experience in demand generation and go-to-market strategy. He previously led ANZ marketing at Zendesk.
Maria Pontes
Head of Climate Evidence Partnerships, Alive
Maria has 15+ years leading programmes and partnerships for social and environmental impact. She was previously Director of Programmes and Partnerships at Earthwatch Europe.
Mikey Rosato
Head of Partnerships, Alive
Mikey has spent 25 years working with communities to design, evidence and scale solutions to global challenges. He was previously CEO of Women and Children First (UK).
Ruth Stewart
Director, Alive
Ruth is an expert in development effectiveness and evidence-informed systems change. She founded the Africa Centre for Evidence and the 6,000+ strong Africa Evidence Network.
Emma Whalan
Head of People & Culture
Emma leads people and culture across Future Evidence. She was previously Director of People and Culture at Opteon, after HR roles at SEEK.
Work with us.
When you join us, you join a team that cares deeply about what we can build and achieve together. If you’re smart, curious and ready to create change, and you’re not afraid to be hands-on to make it happen, this is the place for you.
We’re an equal opportunity employer with a global, diverse and inclusive culture that helps our people grow and learn new skills. We back that up with benefits that support how you live, work and grow.
Explore the opportunities and benefits below that support how you live, work and grow.
Ready to make a difference? See where you could fit in our team. If the right role isn’t listed today, check back soon.
Work remotely
Live and work wherever you like, and we’ll subsidise the cost of working from home. Our Melbourne hub is also open whenever you want to collaborate face to face.
Global community
Our people are spread across countries and time zones all over the world. Join a diverse community where different perspectives shape how we work and what we build.
Flexible work weeks
Life isn’t one size fits all, and neither is work. Explore flexible arrangements that help you do your best in your role while balancing everything else.
Salary packaging (Australia only)
As a not-for-profit, we can offer a salary packaging scheme to our Australian team. Reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay.
Your day
Birthday, anniversary or a culturally significant day? Take the day off to celebrate whatever is special to you, because the moments that matter deserve time.
Holiday leave
Take a proper break with four weeks’ paid leave each year. On top of that, enjoy an extra week off over Christmas and New Year, on us.
Employee assistance program
Your wellbeing matters to us. All employees have access to confidential wellbeing services and programs, so support is there when you need it.
Learners for life
Keep learning and developing throughout your career. Every employee receives a knowledge allowance, plus dedicated days set aside to put it to good use.
Purchase additional leave
Need more time off on top of your four weeks’ paid leave? You can purchase up to three additional weeks of leave each year, pro rata.