Stephen MacMahon

Stephen MacMahon is one of the founders of the George Institute for Global Health, where currently holds the position of Principal Director. He also holds appointments as Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at UNSW Sydney and Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, where he is an Oxford Martin Senior Fellow. He is an authority on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and for this work in this area, he has been elected to the Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology, the Australian Academy of Science, the British Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. In 2013, he was named EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2015 he was named "One of the World's Most Influential Minds" by Thomson Reuters. He was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List.