Prof Bronwyn King AO is proud to work with Burnet Institute, to advance Australia’s progress on air quality. As a radiation oncologist by background, she has long been a public health champion. She founded Tobacco Free Portfolios, an NGO that launched a global initiative at United Nations’ Headquarters in 2018. The Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge has 200+ signatories including many of world’s largest financial institutions, representing >AU$25 trillion. Prof King’s TEDx Sydney talk has been viewed over three million times.
Prof King is a former elite swimmer who represented Australia and for ten years worked as Team Doctor for the Australian Swimming Team. She is a non-executive director and currently serves on a number of boards.
In 2019 Prof King was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia and named Melburnian of the Year. In 2023, she was honoured to become an Honorary Professor at University of Melbourne.