Ms Sue Renkin

Managing Director – Intuitively Focussed Pty Ltd

CEO – Open Family Australia Inc

Chair, Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science Advisory Board

Sue Renkin commenced as Chief Executive Officer of Open Family Australia in 2005. Open Family Australia provides outreach and support services to at-risk and homeless youth throughout Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT. In addition to her responsibilities at Open Family Australia, Sue also runs her own management consultancy business.

Sue has held Chief Executive appointments since 1984 in health and emergency services industries. Her focus has been on the restructure of organisations to improve profitability and business growth through business development, motivational leadership, change management, brand development and strategic vision. Sue commenced her career in nursing, moved into hospital management in 1983, and held CEO appointments in the hospital sector until 1998. Sue completed an MBA from Monash University in 1995 and has since studied Strategic Management at Harvard University in USA.

In 1997 Sue was awarded the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award for the private sector with more than 100 employees in Victoria and then again for Australia.

Sue has been actively involved in government lobbying for a period and is currently a community representative on the Australian Bravery Council. In addition to her role at Open Family Australia, Sue currently holds the Chair of the Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science Advisory Board and the Chair of Monash Centre for Green Chemistry and is also a member of the Dean of Medicine Advisory Board at Monash. Sue is also a non-executive Director for General Practice Victoria, Northern Health and GMHBA Health Insurance.