Dr Jan Tennent

Jan is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and the Australian Society for Microbiology and a Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne. 

She is an internationally recognised researcher with specialist knowledge of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and the discovery and commercialisation of vaccines. Jan has held senior roles at CSIRO, CSL, and Pfizer Animal Health where she was the Director of Business Development and Global Alliances in the APAC region.   

Her most recent executive management role was CEO of Biomedical Research Victoria (2012-2019). Jan is also a non-executive director of AusBiotech Limited and eviDent Foundation Limited.