Professor Tony Walker ASM brings nearly four decades of experience in ambulance and emergency services, including as CEO of Ambulance Victoria, where he led significant transformation to improve workforce mental health and community response.

A Registered Paramedic and Fellow of the Australasian College of Paramedicine, Tony holds adjunct professorships at Monash University and Victoria University. He is also a member of the AICD and non-executive director of several non-for-profit organisations. A 2019 finalist for the Australian Mental Health Prize, Tony continues his work as an academic, management consultant, and non-executive director, focusing on improving health and emergency medical services and first responder mental health.